Citroen DS4 MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Citroen DS4 took 10,617 MOT tests in Britain and passed 57% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2023
- 10,617
- First-time pass rate
- 57%
- All cars
- 71%
What the DS4 fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics18.1% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension14.4% (all cars 9.0%)
- Tyres10.3% (all cars 6.4%)
- Brakes9.6% (all cars 6.8%)
- Body and structure9.6% (all cars 3.5%)
- Visibility4.9% (all cars 4.8%)
- Steering3.6% (all cars 1.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions2.5% (all cars 3.1%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 8.8%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 8.5%
- Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 7.6%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 5.8%
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 3.3%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 2.7%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 2.6%
- Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play 2.5%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 26.4%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 17.2%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 8.7%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 5.1%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 4.9%
- Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 3.9%
- Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 3.2%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 3.2%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,177 | 54% |
| 2012 | 2,375 | 56% |
| 2013 | 3,684 | 55% |
| 2014 | 2,249 | 61% |
| 2015 | 1,089 | 65% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 8 years | 66,283 miles |
| 9 years | 75,878 miles |
| 10 years | 85,949 miles |
| 11 years | 94,303 miles |
| 12 years | 96,949 miles |
Check a particular DS4
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Other Citroen models
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- Citroen Berlingo
- Citroen C1
- Citroen C4
- Citroen DS3
- Citroen Dispatch
- Citroen Xsara
- Citroen C3 Aircross
- Citroen C5
- Citroen C4 Cactus
- Citroen Nemo
- Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
- Citroen Relay
- Citroen C2
- Citroen C4 Picasso
- Citroen C3 Picasso
- Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
- Citroen Saxo
- Citroen DS5
- Citroen Berlingo Multispace
- Citroen 2CV
- Citroen Spacetourer
- Citroen C Crosser
- Citroen C8
- Citroen C15
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.