2011 Citroen Ds3: MOT pass rate and reliability

59.8% of 2011 Citroen Ds3s pass the MOT first time, measured across 9,086 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 92,752 miles.

How the 2011 compares

  • Against all Citroen Ds3s (60.8%, 72,195 tests): -1 points
  • Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): -8.9 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 2011 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 2011 Ds3

The 2011 sits close to the Citroen Ds3 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 15-year-old car fails on

A 2011 car is 15 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, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2011 Citroen Ds3 the average at test was 92,752 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 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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