MOT fails...

[EFMaX]

As I look through DS3's for sale, and as I check their previous MOT's, I am seeing 100s of advisories or fail on this one point - Front Drive Shaft Joint Constant Velocity Boot Split Or Insecure, No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt Clip Insecure....... is this a design fault or poor maintenance by the drivers.

[EFMaX]

And coil springs, they seem to be a big issue along with exhaust brackets.. ???

[Chris_Blue]

Ive had the CV boot leak fail on an MOT. Basically a rubber sock that goes over the CV joint near the front driveshaft

Assume they arent great quality OEM. No maintenance to do as an owner, just a piece of rubber thats a PITA to fit

Exhaust brackets well known issue

Coil spings- dont think they are unduly problematic- never have been on my 3 x DS3s

Some of these cars are now over 10yrs old- they wont last forever- and theyre cheap

[EFMaX]

ive had the cv boot leak fail on an mot. Basically a rubber sock that goes over the cv joint near the front driveshaft

assume they arent great quality oem. No maintenance to do as an owner, just a piece of rubber thats a pita to fit

exhaust brackets well known issue

coil spings- dont think they are unduly problematic- never have been on my 3 x ds3s

some of these cars are now over 10yrs old- they wont last forever- and theyre cheap

thanks

[Owd git]

As I look through DS3's for sale, and as I check their previous MOT's, I am seeing 100s of advisories or fail on this one point - Front Drive Shaft Joint Constant Velocity Boot Split Or Insecure, No Longer Prevents The Ingress Of Dirt Clip Insecure....... is this a design fault or poor maintenance by the drivers.

Both metal clips which hold the boots on had failed on mine at the first MOT - manufacturing fault I would say. I replaced them with jubilee clips