DS 3 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

18.2% of 2,434 MOT tests of the DS 3 first registered in 2020 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.7 (95% CI 95.8–115.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2020 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

DS 3 built in 2020 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	18.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	2434
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.8–115.5)	105.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	2434
Rank among this model's 11 build years	10	of 11	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	2434
Tested in 2024	1212	tests	median 26,990 miles	2024	1212

Built 2020 against DS 3 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 17.7% vs 13.4%; age 4: 18.6% vs 21%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2020 DS 3 by registration · All DS 3 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2020 DS 3 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

DS 3 built 2020: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	1,222	17.7	15.6–19.9	13.4	131.8
4	1,212	18.6	16.6–20.9	21	88.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,434 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2020 DS 3?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2020 is visibility: 12.9 items per 100 first tests, against 9.4 across all build years of the DS 3. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4.

Failure items per 100 first tests, DS 3 built 2020 against the DS 3 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2020, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	12.9	9.4	319
Brakes	5.8	10	145
Suspension	3.6	13.7	89
Tyres	2.8	11.1	70
Body, chassis, structure	1.8	15.2	45

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,481 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2020 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the DS 3, 2020 ranks 10 (1 = fails least for its age). 2019: index 75.0.

DS 3 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2010	98.2	96.5–99.9	better	26,879
2011	103.8	102.6–104.9	worse	60,013
2012	106.5	105.5–107.5	worse	92,539
2013	100.2	99.3–101.1	no different	112,589
2014	103.0	102.0–104.0	worse	111,372
2015	102.6	101.5–103.7	worse	92,144
2016	89.3	88.0–90.5	better	72,460
2017	87.3	85.5–89.2	better	38,518
2018	87.7	84.5–90.9	better	14,189
2019	75.0	70.6–79.3	better	7,475
2020	105.7	95.8–115.5	no different (rough estimate)	2,434

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 630,612 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). DS 3 2020 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/ds3/2020/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

DS 3 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2020 DS 3 fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2020 DS 3?

How does 2020 compare with the years around it?

How to cite this page

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