2016 DS AUTOMOBILES DS 3 1.6 BlueHDi

Overview

• Make: DS AUTOMOBILES
• Model: DS 3
• Version: 1.6 BlueHDi Manual FWD Euro 6 (s/s) 3dr (99 bhp)
• Year: 2016
• Mileage: 103,000 miles
• Fuel: Diesel
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.6 litres, 99 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Blue
• CO2: 87 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 6, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2016 DS AUTOMOBILES DS 3 has covered 103,000 miles, around 34,000 more miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £2,795, it is advertised £78 below the AskCar estimate of £2,873. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 348 DS AUTOMOBILES DS 3 adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. This car was first seen in our listings data today. We checked its advertised mileage against the government's MOT record, and they match. The seller is Ashton Quality Cars, based in Ashton Under Lyne. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 12 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £78 (2%) under the AskCar estimate of £2,873.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 348 priced DS AUTOMOBILES DS 3 adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 12 November 2026.

A 2016 DS AUTOMOBILES DS 3 with the 1.6 diesel engine is typically advertised at £3,500: the median of the 35 for sale on AskCar, as of 12 November 2026.

Time on sale

AskCar first saw this 2016 DS AUTOMOBILES DS 3 advertised today. About 6 in 10 of 2016 DS AUTOMOBILES DS 3 cars are gone from sale within a month of being advertised: 104 of the 165 first advertised between 13 July 2026 and 9 October 2026.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 12 November 2026 at £2,795. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 12 November 2026: valid until 17 April 2027.

It failed its MOT on 18 April 2026 (front windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: offside front tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing; front oil leak, but not excessive transmission; offside rear coil spring corroded.

Mileage at that test: 101,395 miles, which matches the advertised 103,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 34,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2016 DS AUTOMOBILES DS 3 on AskCar.