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33 DVSA safety recalls name the DS3, launched 2010 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every DS3. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

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Recalls33
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2010
Earliest and latest build dates named2008 to 2019
Is a specific DS3 affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All DS3 recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Citroen C3 DS3 Driver and Passenger Airbag (Takata) R/2025/0217 Mar 20255 Dec 2008 to 30 May 201999,524
Citroen C3 DS3 Driver and Passenger Airbag (Takata) R/2025/02210 Dec 20245 Dec 2008 to 30 May 201954
On the affected vehicles the operation of the brake vacuum pump may be affected by material R/2023/04613 Dec 20222 Mar 2017 to 1 Apr 2017652 per line
On the affected vehicles the operation of the brake vacuum pump may be affected by material R/2023/03613 Dec 20223 Apr 2017 to 4 Jul 201813,740 (whole recall)
The operation of the brake vacumn pump may be affected due to material detaching from the timing belt R/2021/23823 Jun 202117 Mar 2016 to 15 Mar 20173,101 (whole recall)
The brake vacuum pump may be affected by material detaching from the timing belt R/2020/32720 Jan 202120 Mar 2013 to 1 Apr 201721,226 (whole recall)
Front air bag igniters may not deploy correctly R/2019/33917 Sep 20202 Sep 2009 to 12 Apr 20171,080 (whole recall)
Posible seepage of fuel from fuel tank R/2019/35723 Oct 201914 May 2019 to 14 Sep 20191,090
Due to the calibration of the engine management software nox emissions may not comply with regulatory limits R/2019/32926 Sep 201925 Sep 2013 to 15 May 20165,290 (whole recall)
Engine component may not be to specification R/2017/33915 Dec 20171 Oct 2017 to 30 Nov 201775 per line
Suspension and steering fixings may not be tightened to the correct torque R/2017/3003 Nov 201716 Aug 2017 to 20 Sep 2017127
Gearbox actuator ay not be to spectification R/2017/1267 Apr 201726 Apr 2016 to 29 Aug 201616 per line
Loss of control R/2016/22917 Oct 20161 Apr 2016 to 21 Apr 2016787 per line
Oil leak may damage engine R/2016/04210 Mar 201625 Jan 2016 to 15 Feb 201617 per line
Directional control may be affected R/2015/06113 Mar 20153 Dec 201424 per line
Vehicle control may be lost R/2014/08324 Jul 20144 Jun 2014 to 16 Jun 201428 per line
Directional control may be compromised R/2014/04714 May 201410 Oct 2013 to 19 Nov 20133,092 per line
Fuel may leak and create fire risk R/2014/02526 Feb 20147 Jan 2014 to 15 Jan 2014279 per line
Rear screen may detach R/2013/0687 Jun 201325 Mar 2013 to 26 Mar 201319 per line
Engine may fail R/2012/12914 Nov 201226 May 2010 to 26 Aug 20101,169 (whole recall)
Wheel bolts may become loose R/2012/12324 Oct 20129 Jul 2012 to 28 Aug 2012129 per line
Engine may cut out R/2012/0769 Jul 201221 Oct 2010 to 19 May 2011123 per line
ABS/ESP may not operate correctly R/2012/0746 Jul 20127 Jun 2011 to 27 Jan 2012963 per line
Engine may cut out R/2012/0621 May 20128 Nov 2010 to 29 Apr 2011981 per line
Engine may cut out R/2012/00525 Jan 20122 Nov 2010 to 9 Nov 20101,276 per line
Suspension fixings may loosen R/2011/1659 Dec 201122 Jun 2011 to 13 Sep 20117 per line
Engine may cut out R/2011/15624 Nov 20117 Apr 2010 to 21 May 2010589 per line
Airbag may not deploy correctly R/2011/13711 Oct 201119 Jul 201125 per line
Engine may cut out R/2011/1202 Sep 20117 Jan 2011 to 23 May 20119,175 (whole recall)
Fuel may leak R/2010/14622 Sep 2010not recorded44 per line
Bonnet may be insecure R/2010/13616 Sep 201023 Dec 2009 to 23 Jun 201067 per line
Front axle may detach R/2010/0767 Jul 20105 Jan 2010 to 2 Jun 201036 per line
Loss of drive R/2010/04319 Apr 2010not recorded114 per line

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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