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Peugeot Partner seat belts and airbags problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 56,028 MOT tests · Updated

At 8 years, 2.1 in 100 MOT tests of the Peugeot Partner failed on seat belts and airbags, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 56,028 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails 4.1–4.6× as often as all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 1,182 MOT tests with a fail
  • When it starts: clear of 1.2 times from 3 years and at every older age seen
  • Most common fail: Seat belt condition: not functioning as intended, 1.0 per 100 MOT tests

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

What the MOT tests show

What we know

2.1 fails per 100 MOT tests at 8 years, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 8 (all test years). The Peugeot Partner fails more often here.

Why it matters

A seat belts and airbags fail stops the car passing until it is fixed; the most common one is rated major by DVSA.

What to check

Pull every seat belt out fully and let it retract, check each buckle latches and releases, and make sure the airbag light goes out after start-up.

The Peugeot Partner 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 Partner seat belts and airbags fails by age

Peugeot Partner seat belts and airbags fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Peugeot Partner. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.053 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 43,396 MOT tests34 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 50,993 MOT tests5 years: 1.5 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 53,404 MOT tests56 years: 1.9 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 55,473 MOT tests7 years: 2.3 per 100 (all cars 0.4), 55,764 MOT tests78 years: 2.1 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 56,028 MOT tests9 years: 1.8 per 100 (all cars 0.6), 51,634 MOT tests910 years: 1.7 per 100 (all cars 0.7), 49,804 MOT tests11 years: 1.7 per 100 (all cars 0.9), 43,533 MOT tests1112 years: 1.9 per 100 (all cars 1.0), 34,355 MOT tests13 years: 2.1 per 100 (all cars 1.2), 28,045 MOT tests1314 years: 2.7 per 100 (all cars 1.5), 19,468 MOT tests15 years: 3.3 per 100 (all cars 1.7), 15,217 MOT tests1516 years: 3.9 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 12,309 MOT tests17 years: 5.6 per 100 (all cars 2.5), 9,804 MOT tests1718 years: 6.6 per 100 (all cars 2.7), 8,022 MOT tests19 years: 7.6 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 6,717 MOT tests1920 years: 8.5 per 100 (all cars 3.1), 4,917 MOT tests21 years: 7.4 per 100 (all cars 3.1), 3,359 MOT tests2122 years: 6.5 per 100 (all cars 3.1), 2,034 MOT tests23 years: 6.8 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 1,047 MOT tests23
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Peugeot Partner All class 4 vehicles the same age Shaded: over 18 years, survivors only.
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
343,3960.70.3
450,9931.10.3
553,4041.50.3
655,4731.90.4
755,7642.30.4
856,0282.10.5
951,6341.80.6
1049,8041.70.7
1143,5331.70.9
1234,3551.91.0
1328,0452.11.2
1419,4682.71.5
1515,2173.31.7
1612,3093.92.1
179,8045.62.5
188,0226.62.7
19*6,7177.62.9
20*4,9178.53.1
21*3,3597.43.1
22*2,0346.53.1
23*1,0476.83.2

All first-use years of the Peugeot Partner 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 seat belts and airbags at 8 years

Fails

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.6 diesel: 2.2 per 100 at 8 years, fails 3.4–3.8× as often as diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 54,148 MOT tests)
  • 1.5 diesel: 0.7 per 100 at 3 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 31,977 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Pull every seat belt out fully and let it retract, check each buckle latches and releases, and make sure the airbag light goes out after start-up.

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Seat belts and airbags on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Peugeot Partner have more seat belts and airbags problems than other cars?

4.1 to 4.6 times the seat belts and airbags fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 8 years (all test years), from 56,028 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 1.2 in the same direction at 16 of the 21 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Peugeot Partner seat belts and airbags problems?

2.1 in 100 MOT tests at 8 years failed on seat belts and airbags, against 0.5 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 56,028 MOT tests).

What is the most common Peugeot Partner seat belts and airbags fail?

1.0 in 100 MOT tests at 8 years: Seat belt condition: not functioning as intended (577 MOT tests with it).

At what age do Peugeot Partner seat belts and airbags fails start?

3 years: from then on the rate stays clear of 1.2 times all class 4 vehicles the same age at every age seen, 605,323 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, 605,323 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