Does the Citroen DS5 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Citroen DS5 records 12.37 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.95 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+3.42, 95% interval +3.00 to +3.84). It ranks 53 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Citroen DS5 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 2,006 times in 2019–2024.

Citroen DS5: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	2,006	7.42
A tyre cords visible or damaged	549	2.03
A tyre seriously damaged	548	2.03
Tyre obviously under inflated	76	0.28
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	45	0.17

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,052 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Citroen DS5 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

10.8% of Citroen DS5 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,246 miles later (6,120 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,120 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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