Car statistics
DS car statistics
How many DS cars are on the road in Great Britain, every DS model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use, how they do at the MOT and their safety recalls. Built from DVLA licensing records and DVSA MOT results.
- Licensed in Great Britain 47,661 −0.7% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 37 0.14% of licensed cars
- MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 68.0% Cars of the same ages 78.9%
- New registrations in 2025 992 0.05% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Petrol 58.5% of those licensed
- Safety recalls since 1992 42 naming 3 DS models
How many DS cars are on the road?
There were 47,661 DS cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,138 declared off the road (SORN). That is 0.14% of all licensed cars, or about 1 in 704, making DS the No. 37 make on the road. That is 1.2% fewer than the peak of 48,254 in 2024. Hybrid makes up 0.6% of licensed DS cars, against 9.0% of all cars.
DS cars licensed in Great Britain
The highest year-end count was 48,254 in 2024.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 8,228 |
| 2016 | 22,642 |
| 2017 | 30,562 |
| 2018 | 34,360 |
| 2019 | 38,878 |
| 2020 | 40,328 |
| 2021 | 42,907 |
| 2022 | 46,276 |
| 2023 | 47,775 |
| 2024 | 48,254 |
| 2025 | 47,930 |
| 2026 | 47,661 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
DS cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
DS models
5 DS models have a page of their own. The most common is the DS DS3, with 34,638 licensed: 72.7% of all DS cars on the road. Over the last year the DS7 added the most cars on the road (+231, +4.6%) and the DS3 lost the most (−671, −1.9%). The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
MOT pass rates are first-time passes of cars aged three and over in 2025. A dash means too few tests, or a model DVSA’s records do not separate from vans.
New DS cars registered each year
Registrations of new DS cars in Great Britain peaked at 15,490 in 2016. In 2025, 992 were registered for the first time: 0.05% of all new cars, against 0.58% in 2016, DS’s best year for share of new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’15 | 8,439 |
| ’16 | 15,490 |
| ’17 | 8,842 |
| ’18 | 5,024 |
| ’19 | 4,104 |
| ’20 | 2,311 |
| ’21 | 2,301 |
| ’22 | 3,637 |
| ’23 | 2,347 |
| ’24 | 1,075 |
| ’25 | 992 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
DS’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.32% |
| 2016 | 0.58% |
| 2017 | 0.35% |
| 2018 | 0.21% |
| 2019 | 0.18% |
| 2020 | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 0.14% |
| 2022 | 0.23% |
| 2023 | 0.12% |
| 2024 | 0.06% |
| 2025 | 0.05% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
DS MOT reliability
In 2025, 68.0% of MOT tests of DS cars were passed first time, from 44,732 tests. Cars of the same ages pass 78.9% of the time, so DS does worse than average for the age of its cars, by 10.9 points. That ranks DS No. 50 of the 50 makes with enough tests to compare. 7.6% of DS tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Among DS models with enough tests, the DS7 does best for its age (−2.0 points against cars of the same ages) and the DS3 does worst (−12.3 points). Average age at test for DS cars: 7.8 years.
Every make and model ranked by MOT pass rate
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
DS safety recalls
DVSA lists 42 safety recalls naming a DS car model since 1992, across 3 models. 37 were launched from 2016 to 2025, ranking DS No. 23 of the makes with recalls in those years. A recall naming several DS models counts once.
Recalls launched each year, 2018 to 2025
| Year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| ’18 | 1 |
| ’19 | 2 |
| ’20 | 3 |
| ’21 | 1 |
| ’22 | 5 |
| ’23 | 9 |
| ’24 | 6 |
| ’25 | 10 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Models with the most recalls
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Latest DS recalls
- 3 Jun 2026 VSM software Interior door handles DS DS4
- 3 Jun 2026 Risk of wrong fuel pipe routing DS DS4
- 27 Apr 2026 BCM software missing telltale if LKA unavailable DS DS3
- 21 Apr 2026 VSM software missing AEB telltale in case of blind camera. DS DS4
- 9 Mar 2026 Alternator protection DS DS3
Models mostly registered as vans are left out, as on our recalls hub. A recall applies to vehicles built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every DS. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check. How we match recalls to models.
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Makes of a similar size
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel | MOT vs same ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Alfa Romeo | 66,633 | −3.9% | Petrol | −1.3 pts |
| 35 | Subaru | 55,424 | −2.4% | Petrol | +6.4 pts |
| 36 | Polestar | 52,194 | +45.3% | Electric | −1.7 pts |
| 37 | DS | 47,661 | −0.7% | Petrol | −10.9 pts |
| 38 | Jaecoo | 46,868 | +1271.2% | Plug-in hybrid | – |
| 39 | Chevrolet | 40,488 | −16.4% | Petrol | −8.2 pts |
| 40 | Saab | 34,812 | −14.1% | Petrol | +4.4 pts |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 37,339,879 car records (licensed and SORN) | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 15 September 2026 |
| MOT results | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 29,122,953 car MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
| Safety recalls | Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | January 1992 to September 2026 | 7,495 road vehicle recalls (R/) | 15 September 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Make totals count every car DVLA records under the make, including models too small for a page of their own. The rank is among all 525 makes on the record.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
- First registrations count cars registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
- MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over; retests are excluded. The same-ages figure is what all cars would score with this make’s mix of ages.
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