Does the DS DS fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The DS DS records 1.79 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.01 expected for a ev of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.22, 95% interval −0.89 to +0.45). It ranks 297 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a DS DS by registration

No single lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wording reaches 30 items on the DS DS; the failures are spread across several.