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YR13 SYS

2013 Citroen DS3

Red Petrol 1598cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires18 Feb 2027
Tests16 (11 pass, 5 fail)
Pass rate68.8%

Mileage

77,813 mi
Last recorded77,813 miles
Recorded on11 Feb 2026
Typical for 2013 Citroen DS355,824 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationYR13 SYS
MakeCitroen
ModelDS3
Year2013
ColourRed
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,598cc

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MOT History

11 pass 5 fail
Pass 11 Feb 2026 77,813 miles

Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened disc on inner and outer faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Outer Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened on inner and outer faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Fail 10 Feb 2026 77,812 miles

Nearside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn on inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Offside Front Inner Brake disc significantly and obviously worn on inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, but not excessively disc lipped on outer face (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened on inner face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened disc on inner and outer faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing tyre cracking on outer sidewall and in treads (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened on inner face (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Outer Brake disc worn, but not excessively disc lipped on inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Offside Front Outer Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened on inner and outer faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 13 Feb 2025 73,399 miles

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

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 13 Feb 2024 68,997 miles

Central Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both front on inner faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Central Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both lower arm rear bushes cracking (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Central Front Outer Brake disc worn, but not excessively both discs lipped on outer faces (1.1.14 (a) (i))

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

Offside Rear Upper Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases from behind back box (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Upper Exhaust mounting defective rear back box mounting corroded (6.1.2 (a))

Fail 13 Feb 2024 68,997 miles

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

Central Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both front on inner faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Central Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both lower arm rear bushes cracking (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Central Front Outer Brake disc worn, but not excessively both discs lipped on outer faces (1.1.14 (a) (i))

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

Offside Rear Upper Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases from behind back box (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Upper Exhaust mounting defective rear back box mounting corroded (6.1.2 (a))

Pass 13 Feb 2023 64,290 miles

Central Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both front discs scorred/pitted on inner faces and lipped on outer faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Central Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front lower arm rear bushes cracking (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Central Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both rear discs on inner and outer faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Upper Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases slight blow in rear backbox (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Upper Exhaust mounting defective rear box exhaust hanger corroded (6.1.2 (a))

Fail 13 Feb 2023 64,288 miles

Offside Front Upper Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Central Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both front discs scorred/pitted on inner faces and lipped on outer faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Central Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front lower arm rear bushes cracking (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Central Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both rear discs on inner and outer faces (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Upper Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases slight blow in rear backbox (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Upper Exhaust mounting defective rear box exhaust hanger corroded (6.1.2 (a))

Pass 19 Jan 2022 59,630 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.4mm (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

rear exhaust hanger corroded

slight exhaust blow from rear exhaust silencer

Fail 19 Jan 2022 59,630 miles

Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

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

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 2.4mm (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

rear exhaust hanger corroded

slight exhaust blow from rear exhaust silencer

Pass 10 Feb 2021 55,307 miles

Exhaust tail box brackets corroding

Front brake discs wear lipped - pads are good

Rear brake discs corroded at edges

Pass 23 Jan 2020 51,955 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear inner tyre tread slightly out of shape

Offside Rear inner tyre tread slightly out of shape

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

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

exhaust back box mount slightly adrift

Pass 19 Feb 2019 47,831 miles
Fail 16 Feb 2019 47,831 miles

Front Engine mounting bracket fractured (6.1.8 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Rear Engine mounting bracket fractured (6.1.8 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))

Pass 9 Apr 2018 42,540 miles

Both front wipers started to split

Nearside Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Rear Brake binding slightly

Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Rattle/noise from engine

Pass 6 Apr 2017 30,438 miles
Pass 16 Apr 2016 21,560 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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YR13 SYS is a 2013 Citroen DS3 in Red with a 1,598cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 16 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 68.8%.

Across all 2013 Citroen DS3 models, the average MOT pass rate is 72.3% with a typical mileage of 55,824 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 13 years old, this Citroen DS3 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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YR13 SYS is a 2013 Citroen DS3, first registered on 19 April 2013.

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