2018 DS Ds3: MOT pass rate and reliability
82% of 2018 DS Ds3s pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,452 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 41,205 miles.
How the 2018 compares
- Against all DS Ds3s (75%, 33,255 tests): +7 points
- Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): -3.9 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every DS Ds3 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2018 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the DS Ds3:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66.4% | 6,486 | 63,407 |
| 2016 | 71.8% | 11,610 | 56,659 |
| 2017 | 77.6% | 7,247 | 47,468 |
| 2018 | 82% | 3,452 | 41,205 |
| 2019 | 86.1% | 2,518 | 33,549 |
| 2020 | 85.8% | 1,206 | 28,986 |
| 2021 | 88% | 700 | 24,253 |
What this means if you are buying a 2018 Ds3
The 2018 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 7 points more often than the DS Ds3 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 an 8-year-old car fails on
A 2018 car is 8 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2018 DS Ds3 the average at test was 41,205 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 2021 at 88%, and the weakest in our data is 2015 at 66.4%. That 21.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2018 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2015 DS Ds3 - 66.4%
- 2016 DS Ds3 - 71.8%
- 2017 DS Ds3 - 77.6%
- 2019 DS Ds3 - 86.1%
- 2020 DS Ds3 - 85.8%
- 2021 DS Ds3 - 88%