8,963 tests in 2025
Citroen Ds4 reliability and MOT pass rate
61.9% passed first time. The 38.1% fail rate is 15.5 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 12 years old with 95,351 miles.
Pass rate
61.9%
22.6% of all cars failed; 38.1% of these did.
Fixed on the day
7.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
95,351 mi
12 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 2 | — |
| 6-9 years | 34 | — |
| 10-13 years | 8,014 | 37.4% |
| 14+ years | 913 | 44.1% |
What the Ds4 fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension43 dangerous50.9%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8 dangerous36.6%
- Brakes467 dangerous29%
- Tyres1,040 dangerous25.2%
- Body, chassis, structure11 dangerous23.9%
- Steering35 dangerous15.1%
- Visibility9.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks4 dangerous8.1%
Is the Ds4 getting worse?
The fail rate rose 5.9 points to 38.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (7.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,001 | 9 | 32.2% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 10,616 | 10 | 34.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 9,069 | 11 | 37.3% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 8,963 | 12 | 38.1% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Ds4 at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Ds4 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken923 tests
- 2Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt715 tests
- 3Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps532 tests
- 4Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn506 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm479 tests
- 6Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play356 tests
- 7Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect254 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick240 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Ds4 collects 2.61 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2,188 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1,609 tests
- 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn756 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick683 tests
- 5Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine618 tests
- 6Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure507 tests
- 7Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn478 tests
- 8Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)336 tests
Questions
What is the Citroen Ds4 MOT pass rate?
61.9% of the 8,963 Citroen Ds4 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 38.1% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 7.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Citroen Ds4 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 923 failed tests, followed by "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" and "Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps". By section, suspension appears in 50.9% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 36.6% of failures, brakes appears in 29% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 50%; at 14+ years it was 44.1%. The median Citroen Ds4 tested in 2025 was 12 years old with 95,351 miles.
Is the Citroen Ds4 getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 5.9 points to 38.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (7.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Ds4 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 19 safety recalls naming the Citroen Ds4: Citroen Ds4 recalls.
Other Citroen models
Checking a particular Ds4?
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