2010 Citroen Ds3: MOT pass rate and reliability

57.4% of 2010 Citroen Ds3s pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,913 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 98,248 miles.

How the 2010 compares

  • Against all Citroen Ds3s (60.8%, 72,195 tests): -3.4 points
  • Against all 2010 cars (67%): -9.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Citroen Ds3 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2010 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Citroen Ds3:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2010 57.4% 3,913 98,248
2011 59.8% 9,086 92,752
2012 59.3% 14,377 86,971
2013 60.4% 17,951 79,798
2014 61.9% 18,004 73,555
2015 63.5% 8,492 65,958
2016 77.5% 236 58,446

What this means if you are buying a 2010 Ds3

The 2010 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.4 points less often than the Citroen Ds3 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2010 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 16-year-old car fails on

A 2010 car is 16 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2010 Citroen Ds3 the average at test was 98,248 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2016 at 77.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2010 at 57.4%. That 20.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2010 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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