Peugeot Partner MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Peugeot Partner took 152,042 MOT tests in Britain and passed 62% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023: 152,042
First-time pass rate: 62%
All cars: 71%

What the Partner fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Lights and electrics22.5% (all cars 11.3%)
Suspension10.1% (all cars 9.0%)
Visibility7.8% (all cars 4.8%)
Brakes7.8% (all cars 6.8%)
Body and structure6.8% (all cars 3.5%)
Tyres6.1% (all cars 6.4%)
Exhaust and emissions3.4% (all cars 3.1%)
Steering2.4% (all cars 1.8%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Position lamp: not working 7.5%
Stop lamp: not working 6.2%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 4.8%
Coil spring: fractured or broken 4.3%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 4.1%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 3.5%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.2%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.8%

Most common advisories

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 20.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 9.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin 7.9%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 7.0%
Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 5.6%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 4.4%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 2.3%
Individual direction indicators: slightly discoloured 2.2%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2001	363	48%
2002	780	53%
2003	1,376	48%
2004	1,630	50%
2005	2,011	50%
2006	2,613	54%
2007	2,870	52%
2008	3,275	52%
2009	4,299	51%
2010	5,653	52%
2011	7,582	53%
2012	12,406	62%
2013	10,123	55%
2014	14,732	60%
2015	13,676	65%
2016	13,722	63%
2017	14,450	65%
2018	14,891	67%
2019	13,931	71%
2020	10,848	77%
2021	452	80%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	44,076 miles
4 years	58,335 miles
5 years	70,318 miles
6 years	78,943 miles
7 years	82,853 miles
8 years	90,324 miles
9 years	100,620 miles
10 years	113,203 miles
11 years	104,295 miles
12 years	128,266 miles
13 years	126,699 miles
14 years	118,736 miles
15 years	114,240 miles
16 years	115,104 miles
17 years	121,772 miles
18 years	120,096 miles
19 years	122,751 miles
20 years	130,351 miles

Check a particular Partner

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Peugeot models

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.