Does the DS DS5 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The DS DS5 records 4.62 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.99 expected for a car 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) (−0.37, 95% interval −0.86 to +0.12). It ranks 347 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the DS DS5 is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 159 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 159 | 2.02 |
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 48 | 0.61 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,881 (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 DS DS5 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
8.3% of DS DS5 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 11.9 months and 8,949 miles later (942 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 942 (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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