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MOT fail rates by first-use year

2019 Peugeot Partner MOT fail rate and common faults

How Peugeot Partner cars first used in 2019 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 54,367 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated

At 6 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 6 (n=12,633)26.2%
All cars at 6 years (n=10,382,720)17.8%
Difference+8.4 pts
MOT tests of 2019 cars, 2022 to 202554,367

What stands out

  • In 2025, at 6 years old, Peugeot Partner cars first used in 2019 failed 26.2% of MOTs (12,633 tests), 8.4 points above the 17.8% for all cars that age.
  • From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 3 to 6 years old, the fail rate moved from 27.9% to 26.2%.
  • Peugeot Partner cars first used a year earlier, in 2018, failed 34.4% at the same age of 6 years (14,275 tests, in 2024).
  • The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Peugeot Partner at 6 years, is driveshaft CV boot split, at 3.2 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 0.4).

MOT fail rate by test year

Peugeot Partner cars first used in 2019: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test yearAgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifference
20223 years27.9%14,24412.1%+15.8 pts
20234 years28.5%14,02513.4%+15.1 pts
20245 years26.5%13,46515.3%+11.2 pts
20256 years26.2%12,63317.8%+8.4 pts

Most common faults at 6 years

These figures cover all Peugeot Partner MOTs at 6 years: cars first used 2016 to 2019, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=55,473). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail itemPer 100 MOTsAll cars
Side/position light not working Wear6.90.5
Brake light not working Wear5.00.7
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Wear4.20.4
Dipped headlight not working Wear3.80.7
Driveshaft CV boot split3.20.4
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear2.92.0
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear2.81.9
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Wear2.40.9
Headlight aimed too high Wear1.90.6
Wipers not clearing screen Wear1.81.8

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=55,473). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

AdvisoryPer 100 MOTsAll cars
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear17.414.3
Brake pads wearing thin Wear8.29.3
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Wear8.11.0
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened7.67.3
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive4.60.9
Drive shaft joints: constant velocity boot severely deteriorated4.40.3
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement4.42.1
Windscreen: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view3.81.8
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear3.29.2
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively2.42.5

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=55,473). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 6 years

These figures cover all Peugeot Partner MOTs at 6 years: cars first used 2016 to 2019, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=55,473). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

FuelShare of testsMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars, same fuelMedian mileage
Diesel92.9%33.9%51,50519.4%75,921 miles
Petrol6.3%12.3%3,49316.9%44,732 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 6 years

These figures cover all Peugeot Partner MOTs at 6 years: cars first used 2016 to 2019, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=55,473). At 6 years, Peugeot Partner cars at over 150,000 miles failed more often (43.5%, n=2,337) than those at under 30,000 miles (17.3%, n=4,433). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Under 30,000 miles17.3%4,43311.9%
30,000 to 60,000 miles26.6%14,66817.6%
60,000 to 90,000 miles34.4%18,15822.2%
90,000 to 120,000 miles38.0%11,16825.6%
120,000 to 150,000 miles40.6%4,38726.1%
Over 150,000 miles43.5%2,33725.4%

Car tax rules for a 2019 car

  • Cars first registered from 1 April 2017 pay a first-year rate set by CO2 emissions, then the standard rate each year. A petrol, diesel or hybrid car with a list price over £40,000 also pays the expensive car supplement for five years, from the second tax payment.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

  • Diesel cars first registered from September 2015 usually meet Euro 6, the diesel standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
  • The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Peugeot Partner

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Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.