Peugeot Bailey: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Peugeot Bailey passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 16.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,336 individual Peugeot Bailey tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate93.3%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+16.6 points
Tests analysed1,336
Average mileage at test16,192 miles
Average year of manufacture2018
Reliability rank215 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 Peugeot Baileys presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Peugeot Bailey tested had covered 16,192 miles and was built around 2018.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Peugeot Bailey sits 16.6 points above the national average, ranked 215 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Peugeot Bailey

  1. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.7% of tests
  2. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.3% of tests
  3. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 1.1% of tests (2.66x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.9% of tests (3.46x the national rate for this defect)
  5. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.8% of tests
  6. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.4% of tests
  7. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.3% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this defect)
  8. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
  9. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.2% of tests
  10. Obligatory mirror or device inoperative, excessively damaged or insecure, 0.2% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,269 DVSA-tracked Peugeot Bailey tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.29% of these flagged Peugeot Bailey defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Peugeot Bailey

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Peugeot Bailey before it actually fails on it.

  1. A tyre seriously damaged, 13.9% of tests, also fails
  2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.7% of tests
  3. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.1% of tests
  4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.9% of tests
  5. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.7% of tests
  6. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.7% of tests
  7. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 0.6% of tests
  8. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 0.2% of tests
  9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.2% of tests
  10. A outline marker lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp, 0.2% of tests (267.34x the national rate for this advisory)

From 1,269 DVSA-tracked Peugeot Bailey tests, 2024.

Peugeot Bailey pass rate by model year

From its 2017 to its 2018 model year, the Peugeot Bailey's first-time pass rate has risen 1.7 points, from 94.1% to 95.8%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Peugeot Bailey year:

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