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YC10 HSU

2010 Citroen DS3

White Petrol 1598cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires16 Sep 2026
Tests23 (14 pass, 9 fail)
Pass rate60.9%

Mileage

80,304 mi
Last recorded80,304 miles
Recorded on17 Sep 2025
Typical for 2010 Citroen DS365,589 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationYC10 HSU
MakeCitroen
ModelDS3
Year2010
ColourWhite
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,598cc

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MOT History

14 pass 9 fail
Pass 17 Sep 2025 80,304 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Fail 2 Sep 2025 80,052 miles

Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (8.2.1.2 (g))

Offside Front Outer Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill as per marking (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Exhaust emissions not tested due to exhaust leak

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both fronts (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Nail in tyre x2 ()

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both rears in treads (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear both n/s/ and o/s rear inner sills covered in underbody sealer

Fail 27 Aug 2025 80,051 miles

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre box and rear backbox (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Outer Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting sill as per marking (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Exhaust emissions not tested due to exhaust leak

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Front Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened both fronts (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Nail in tyre x2 ()

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both rears in treads (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear both n/s/ and o/s rear inner sills covered in underbody sealer

Pass 20 Aug 2024 79,251 miles

Front Coil spring corroded both front (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Front sub frame corroded but not excessive

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Inner corroded near both rear axle mounting points but not excessive

Rear Service brake binding but not excessively both rear (1.2.1 (f))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both rear (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear rear axle corroded but not excessive

Fail 19 Aug 2024 79,235 miles

Nearside Rear Outer Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting corroded within 30cm of rear axle mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Front Coil spring corroded both front (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Front sub frame corroded but not excessive

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Inner corroded near both rear axle mounting points but not excessive

Rear Service brake binding but not excessively both rear (1.2.1 (f))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing both rear (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear rear axle corroded but not excessive

Pass 15 Sep 2023 77,852 miles

Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()

Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Fail 15 Sep 2023 77,852 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Front Vehicles internal headlight adjuster altered to recheck lights ()

Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()

Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Pass 17 Jan 2023 76,586 miles

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Centre pipe. (6.1.2 (a))

Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()

Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()

Fail 16 Jan 2023 76,584 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases Centre pipe. (6.1.2 (a))

Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()

Nearside Rear Nail in tyre ()

Pass 17 Jan 2022 74,754 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Fail 17 Jan 2022 74,752 miles

Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Rear Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Pass 19 Jan 2021 72,296 miles
Pass 15 Jan 2020 70,794 miles
Pass 22 Jan 2019 69,472 miles
Pass 8 Jan 2018 65,319 miles
Pass 19 Jan 2017 61,776 miles
Fail 18 Jan 2017 61,776 miles

Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Pass 20 Feb 2016 54,865 miles

items removed drivers view

Fail 17 Feb 2016 54,795 miles

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Rear Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)

items removed drivers view

Pass 5 Feb 2015 40,260 miles
Fail 4 Feb 2015 40,197 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)

FRONT BRAKE DISCS SHOWING WEAR.

REAR BRAKE DISCS SHOWING WEAR AND LIPPING.

Pass 4 Feb 2014 22,076 miles
Pass 5 Apr 2013 16,663 miles

How Reliable is the Citroen DS3?

Based on 1,136,829 MOT tests across 82,556 vehicles.

71.5%
Pass Rate
5,822
Miles/Year
16
Year Lifespan
82,556
On UK Roads
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YC10 HSU is a 2010 Citroen DS3 in White with a 1,598cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 23 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 60.9%.

Across all 2010 Citroen DS3 models, the average MOT pass rate is 70.8% with a typical mileage of 65,589 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The Citroen DS3 typically stays on UK roads for around 16 years. At 16 years old, this Citroen DS3 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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YC10 HSU is a 2010 Citroen DS3, first registered on 25 May 2010.

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