Car statistics by year

2020 DS DS7

DS DS7 cars first registered in 2020: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2020, so like is set against like.

A year of the DS DS7. “2020” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
559 MOT tests of 2020 DS DS7 cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 83.7% All 2020 cars 86.9%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 41,200 miles; all 2020 cars 36,000
  • Left at the end of 2025 554 95.4% of the 581 at the end of 2020
  • Tests with an advisory 42.2% All 2020 cars 38.2%
  • MOT tests in 2025 559 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2020 DS DS7s do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 5 years old, 83.7% of 2020 DS DS7 MOT tests were passed first time, against 86.9% for all cars first registered in 2020. 2020 DS DS7s did worse than average for their age, by 3.2 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 86.4% of the time (all 2020 cars 88.0%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: DS DS7 vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each DS DS7 bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, DS DS7 compared with all cars
First registered DS DS7All cars
’18 80.1%81.8%
’19 81.7%84.4%
’20 83.7%86.9%
’21 87.8%88.4%
’22 87.1%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2020 DS DS7

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 42.2% of 2020 DS DS7 tests had at least one (all 2020 cars 38.2%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2020 DS DS7 tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 22.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 12.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 8.1%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 3.9%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 3.4%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 3.2%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 2.0%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2020 DS DS7?

Half of the 2020 DS DS7s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 41,200 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 32,500 and a quarter more than 55,400. For all cars first registered in 2020, the middle figure was 36,000 miles, so 2020 DS DS7s have been driven 14.4% further than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2020 DS DS7 and all 2020 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2020 DS DS7 23,400 32,500 41,200 55,400 70,700 525
All 2020 cars 17,200 25,300 36,000 49,000 63,900 1,452,206
miles

Half of the 2020 DS DS7s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 41,200 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2020 DS DS7s are left?

At the end of 2020, 581 2020 DS DS7s were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 554 were: 544 licensed and 10 declared off the road (SORN). That is 95.4% still on the record, against 96.9% for all cars first registered in 2020.

Share still on the record since 2020

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2020. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2020 DS DS7s on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2020, compared with all 2020 cars
Year end 2020 DS DS7All 2020 cars
2020 100.0%100.0%
2021 94.7%99.4%
2022 97.8%98.4%
2023 94.8%95.6%
2024 95.9%96.7%
2025 95.4%96.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2020

12 of the DS DS7’s 27 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2020.

The 2020 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2020 may have been built in 2019, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

DS DS7 recalls whose build dates include 2020
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
8 Sept 2025 DS DS7 Crossback Traction Battery 7 Mar 2019 to 27 Sept 2021 169
18 Aug 2025 Emission recall – On Board Diagnostics 10 Apr 2017 to 27 Nov 2020 534
3 Jul 2025 DS Automobiles DV5R Engines Camshaft Chain 4 Oct 2017 to 31 Jan 2023 959
1 Jul 2024 DS DS7 Crossback PHEV Traction Battery 19 Feb 2019 to 16 Dec 2021 49
8 Apr 2023 Affected vehicles may experience HV Battery overheating that may lead to a HV Battery thermal runaway and in a worst case to a battery or vehicle fire. 19 Feb 2019 to 22 Nov 2022 496
4 Apr 2023 Affected vehicles may experience HV Battery overheating that may lead to a HV Battery thermal runaway and in a worst case to a battery or vehicle fire. 19 Feb 2019 to 22 Nov 2022 62
4 Apr 2023 Affected vehicles may experience HV Battery overheating that may lead to a HV Battery thermal runaway and in a worst case to a battery or vehicle fire. 19 Feb 2019 to 22 Nov 2022 177
26 Jul 2022 The engine management software calibration could be incorrect. 16 May 2018 to 13 Mar 2020 1,323 (all models)
7 Apr 2022 Possibility of leakage of fuel from the auxillary heater unit. 19 Apr 2017 to 26 Nov 2020 8
6 Jan 2022 DS7 4x4 eTense vehicles equipped with 205/55 R19 97V A class Michelin Primacy 3 tyres may experience premature wearing of the insides of the rear tyres 19 Feb 2019 to 18 May 2021 134
18 Oct 2021 Possible sharp edges present on the components of the curtain air bag after deployment 28 Sept 2020 to 31 Mar 2021 13
25 Feb 2020 Certain rear suspension fixing bolts may not conform to specification 5 Nov 2019 to 17 Jan 2020 4

Every DS DS7 recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the DS DS7

5 years of the DS DS7, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2021 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (87.8% passed first time) and the 2020 cars worst (83.7%).

DS DS7s by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2018 1,013 940 80.1% 81.8%
2019 1,521 1,455 81.7% 84.4%
2020 581 554 83.7% 86.9%
2021 611 579 87.8% 88.4%
2022 714 665 87.1% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered. Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 559 MOT tests of 2020 DS DS7 cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 554 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of DS DS7 cars first registered in 2020; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2020.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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