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Peugeot Bipper exhaust, emissions and leaks problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 11,664 MOT tests · Updated

At 12 years, 5.4 in 100 MOT tests of the Peugeot Bipper failed on exhaust, emissions and leaks, against 3.7 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 11,664 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails 1.4–1.6× as often as all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 627 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 12 ages from 5 to 16 years, 82,778 MOT tests
  • Most common fail: Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction, 2.2 per 100 MOT tests

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

5.4 fails per 100 MOT tests at 12 years, against 3.7 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 12 (all test years). The Peugeot Bipper fails more often here.

Why it matters

An exhaust, emissions and leaks fail stops the car passing until it is fixed; the most common one is rated major by DVSA.

What to check

Start the car from cold and look for smoke at the exhaust, listen for blowing joints, and look under the engine and gearbox for fresh oil or fluid drips.

The Peugeot Bipper is a commercial or van-based vehicle: it is compared with all class 4 vehicles, cars and vans together, so part of any difference can come from how vans are used.

Peugeot Bipper exhaust, emissions and leaks fails by age

Peugeot Bipper exhaust, emissions and leaks fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Peugeot Bipper. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.02465 years: 3.1 per 100 (all cars 1.0), 1,465 MOT tests56 years: 3.5 per 100 (all cars 1.3), 2,885 MOT tests67 years: 3.3 per 100 (all cars 1.7), 5,562 MOT tests78 years: 3.5 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 7,864 MOT tests89 years: 4.4 per 100 (all cars 2.4), 8,739 MOT tests910 years: 5.5 per 100 (all cars 2.8), 8,959 MOT tests1011 years: 5.9 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 10,401 MOT tests1112 years: 5.4 per 100 (all cars 3.7), 11,664 MOT tests1213 years: 6.2 per 100 (all cars 4.3), 10,398 MOT tests1314 years: 6.2 per 100 (all cars 5.1), 8,686 MOT tests1415 years: 6.2 per 100 (all cars 5.7), 4,535 MOT tests1516 years: 7.0 per 100 (all cars 6.2), 1,620 MOT tests16
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Peugeot Bipper All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
51,4653.11.0
62,8853.51.3
75,5623.31.7
87,8643.52.1
98,7394.42.4
108,9595.52.8
1110,4015.93.2
1211,6645.43.7
1310,3986.24.3
148,6866.25.1
154,5356.25.7
161,6207.06.2

All first-use years of the Peugeot Bipper pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the exhaust, emissions and leaks at 12 years

Fails

Advisories (not fails)

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How to check on a test drive

Start the car from cold and look for smoke at the exhaust, listen for blowing joints, and look under the engine and gearbox for fresh oil or fluid drips.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive.

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Questions people ask

Does the Peugeot Bipper have more exhaust, emissions and leaks problems than other cars?

1.4 to 1.6 times the exhaust, emissions and leaks fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 12 years (all test years), from 11,664 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 1.2 in the same direction at 6 of the 12 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Peugeot Bipper exhaust, emissions and leaks problems?

5.4 in 100 MOT tests at 12 years failed on exhaust, emissions and leaks, against 3.7 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 11,664 MOT tests).

What is the most common Peugeot Bipper exhaust, emissions and leaks fail?

2.2 in 100 MOT tests at 12 years: Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (261 MOT tests with it).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 82,778 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
  2. Office for National Statistics, Consumer price inflation, local price quotes (car repair items). ONS price quotes, series 610236. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare