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Peugeot Boxer body and structure problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 12,586 MOT tests · Updated

At 8 years, 1.2 in 100 MOT tests of the Peugeot Boxer failed on body and structure, against 1.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 12,586 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.6–0.8×) (all test years), 149 MOT tests with a fail
  • When it starts: clear of 1.2 times from 24 years and at every older age seen
  • MOT tests at 8 years: 12,586 for the Peugeot Boxer

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

What the MOT tests show

What we know

1.2 fails per 100 MOT tests at 8 years, against 1.8 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 8 (all test years). The Peugeot Boxer fails less often here.

Why it matters

A body and structure fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

The Peugeot Boxer 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 Boxer body and structure fails by age

Peugeot Boxer body and structure fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Peugeot Boxer. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.05103 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 6,068 MOT tests34 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 7,533 MOT tests5 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 9,361 MOT tests56 years: 1.0 per 100 (all cars 0.8), 11,139 MOT tests7 years: 1.0 per 100 (all cars 1.3), 12,101 MOT tests78 years: 1.2 per 100 (all cars 1.8), 12,586 MOT tests9 years: 1.5 per 100 (all cars 2.3), 11,977 MOT tests910 years: 1.8 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 11,028 MOT tests11 years: 1.8 per 100 (all cars 3.5), 9,900 MOT tests1112 years: 2.1 per 100 (all cars 4.3), 9,121 MOT tests13 years: 2.9 per 100 (all cars 5.0), 8,557 MOT tests1314 years: 3.2 per 100 (all cars 5.9), 8,490 MOT tests15 years: 4.2 per 100 (all cars 6.7), 8,755 MOT tests1516 years: 6.2 per 100 (all cars 7.6), 9,322 MOT tests17 years: 6.7 per 100 (all cars 8.3), 10,028 MOT tests1718 years: 7.6 per 100 (all cars 8.7), 10,033 MOT tests19 years: 8.1 per 100 (all cars 9.0), 9,584 MOT tests1920 years: 8.9 per 100 (all cars 9.2), 8,527 MOT tests21 years: 9.4 per 100 (all cars 9.3), 7,288 MOT tests2122 years: 10.3 per 100 (all cars 9.4), 6,301 MOT tests23 years: 11.9 per 100 (all cars 9.5), 5,526 MOT tests2324 years: 12.5 per 100 (all cars 9.4), 5,121 MOT tests25 years: 12.9 per 100 (all cars 9.3), 4,856 MOT tests25
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Peugeot Boxer All class 4 vehicles the same age Shaded: over 18 years, survivors only.
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
36,0680.70.3
47,5330.80.3
59,3610.80.5
611,1391.00.8
712,1011.01.3
812,5861.21.8
911,9771.52.3
1011,0281.82.9
119,9001.83.5
129,1212.14.3
138,5572.95.0
148,4903.25.9
158,7554.26.7
169,3226.27.6
1710,0286.78.3
1810,0337.68.7
19*9,5848.19.0
20*8,5278.99.2
21*7,2889.49.3
22*6,30110.39.4
23*5,52611.99.5
24*5,12112.59.4
25*4,85612.99.3

All first-use years of the Peugeot Boxer pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years. * Only survivors are still tested at this age.

What fails in the body and structure at 8 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 2.2 diesel: 1.2 per 100 at 8 years, fails less often than diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (0.4–0.7×) (all test years; 8,872 MOT tests)
  • 2.0 diesel: 1.2 per 100 at 8 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 3,663 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Drive shaft joints: constant velocity boot severely deteriorated.

Check one Peugeot Boxer, not the average

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Other Peugeot Boxer problems

Body and structure on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Peugeot Boxer have more body and structure problems than other cars?

0.6 to 0.8 times the body and structure fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 8 years (all test years), from 12,586 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 8 of the 23 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Peugeot Boxer body and structure problems?

1.2 in 100 MOT tests at 8 years failed on body and structure, against 1.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 12,586 MOT tests).

At what age do Peugeot Boxer body and structure fails start?

24 years: from then on the rate stays clear of 1.2 times all class 4 vehicles the same age at every age seen, 9,977 MOT tests.

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 203,202 MOT tests. 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