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DS5 recalls

11 DVSA safety recalls name the DS5, launched 2013 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every DS5. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

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Recalls11
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2013
Earliest and latest build dates named2009 to 2018
Is a specific DS5 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 DS5 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 C4 Citroen DS5 Driver Airbag (Takata) R/2025/30031 Jul 20252 Feb 2010 to 31 Mar 20153,823
Front air bag igniters may not deploy correctly R/2019/33917 Sep 20202 Sep 2009 to 12 Apr 20171,080 (whole recall)
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 oil gallery sealing plug incorrectly tightened R/2018/18719 Jul 20183 May 2018 to 5 May 201837 per line
Engine may overheat R/2018/04913 Feb 201815 May 2013 to 24 Apr 20152,098 (whole recall)
Engine component may not be to specification R/2017/33915 Dec 20171 Oct 2017 to 30 Nov 201775 per line
Starter supply wire may chafe R/2017/2086 Jul 201715 May 2013 to 2 Apr 20172,014 (whole recall)
Gearbox actuator ay not be to spectification R/2017/1267 Apr 201726 Apr 2016 to 29 Aug 201616 per line
Directional control may be affected R/2017/01824 Jan 201712 May 2016 to 31 Oct 2016170
Fuel may leak R/2015/2438 Dec 20151 Sep 2012 to 2 Jan 20149,483 (whole recall)
Spot welds may not hold R/2013/0304 Mar 20136 Nov 2012 to 14 Nov 20124

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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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