Does the DS DS fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The DS DS records 1.79 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.03 expected for a ev of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.76, 95% interval +0.13 to +1.39). It ranks 278 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a DS DS by registration

No single brakes defect wording reaches 30 items on the DS DS; the failures are spread across several.