Peugeot MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 1,435,760 MOT tests on Peugeot cars from 2023, covering 31 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 1,435,760 MOT tests on Peugeot cars in 2023, 66% passed first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Peugeot models with enough tests, the Elddis did best at 90% and the 807 did least well at 45%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.
Peugeot models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 208 | 195,515 | 73% |
| 207 | 157,946 | 51% |
| Partner | 152,042 | 62% |
| 308 | 141,702 | 65% |
| 3008 | 133,166 | 72% |
| 107 | 118,767 | 64% |
| 2008 | 115,273 | 75% |
| 108 | 73,250 | 83% |
| 206 | 58,177 | 52% |
| Expert | 55,020 | 65% |
| Boxer | 53,679 | 74% |
| 307 | 39,058 | 48% |
| 5008 | 31,032 | 69% |
| Bipper | 22,033 | 57% |
| 508 | 18,679 | 70% |
| 407 | 11,586 | 54% |
| RCZ | 11,327 | 65% |
| Horizon | 8,573 | 71% |
| Rifter | 6,495 | 81% |
| 106 | 6,039 | 56% |
| 306 | 4,971 | 58% |
| 406 | 3,926 | 58% |
| 205 | 3,680 | 66% |
| Elddis | 2,657 | 90% |
| 1007 | 2,443 | 59% |
| Independence | 1,949 | 65% |
| 4007 | 1,600 | 53% |
| Traveller | 1,433 | 80% |
| 807 | 1,383 | 45% |
| E7 | 1,187 | 57% |
| Bailey | 1,172 | 89% |
What Peugeot cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics16.1% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension9.5% (all cars 9.0%)
- Brakes7.8% (all cars 6.8%)
- Body and structure7.2% (all cars 3.5%)
- Tyres6.4% (all cars 6.4%)
- Visibility5.5% (all cars 4.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions4.3% (all cars 3.1%)
- Steering1.9% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common Peugeot failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 4.0%
- Position lamp: not working 3.5%
- Stop lamp: not working 3.0%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.7%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 2.5%
- Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 2.5%
- Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 1.8%
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 1.4%
Check a particular Peugeot
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.