DS 7 running costs and reliability

2022 onwards (change model)

Running costs rating: 3.5 out of 53.5

Written by Murray Scullion Published: 29 March 2023 Updated: 10 October 2023

Miles per pound (mpp) ⓘ

Low figures relate to the least economical version; high to the most economical. Based on WLTP combined fuel economy for versions of this car made since September 2017 only, and typical current fuel or electricity costs.

Diesel engines	5.9 - 6.8 mpp
Plug-in hybrid petrol engines *	5.4 - 6.3 mpp

* Fuel economy of the engine when operating without assistance from the electric motor and battery.

What is miles per pound?

Fuel economy ⓘ

Low figures relate to the least economical version; high to the most economical. Based on WLTP combined fuel economy for versions of this car made since September 2017 only.

Diesel engines	46.1 - 53.3 mpg
Plug-in hybrid petrol engines *	36.5 - 42.9 mpg

* Fuel economy of the engine when operating without assistance from the electric motor and battery.

View mpg & specs for any version

Impressive theoretical economy
But PHEV advertised mpg hard to achieve
Diesel best for motorway drivers

What are the running costs?

The DS 7 is only available as a diesel or plug-in hybrid. The latter will theoretically be the cheapest to run as it’s the most economical. The official figures for the plug-in versions are around the 235mpg mark. Like with other plug-in hybrids, this figure isn’t achievable unless you charge every time you use the car and only cover short trips, really utilising the battery. In testing, on short journeys you can expect 100+mpg but on an 85 mile motorway jaunt, with a full battery, we only achieved 45mpg.

Official figures peg the diesel at around 50mpg. This number is much easier to achieve and in all likelihood, the diesel will be cheaper to run if you regularly cover motorway miles.

View detailed mpg and CO2 figures on our DS 7 specs page

Servicing and warranty

The DS 7 needs servicing yearly or every 10,000 miles. The company offers a stream of fixed price service plans, as well as peculiar perks such as free tickets to lifestyle events in France.

However, its warranty is a bit stingy compared with other brands. It’s for three years or 60,000 miles, which is pretty different from Toyota’s 10-year warranty. For the PHEV models, the battery gets a separate eight-year/100,000 miles one.

Reliability

Too early to tell
One recall
Previous model didn’t have any horror stories

The DS 7 hasn’t been on sale that long so it’s hard to determine the car’s reliability. However, it has already been subject to one recall concerning the PHEV’s battery overheating.