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 rate | 93.3% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +16.6 points |
| Tests analysed | 1,336 |
| Average mileage at test | 16,192 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2018 |
| Reliability rank | 215 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. On a Peugeot Bailey bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.
Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.
Looking at a specific Peugeot Bailey rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Peugeot Baileys actually sold for at UK salvage auction.
Most common MOT failures on a Peugeot Bailey
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.7% of tests (3.81x the national rate for this defect)
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.8% of tests (2.5x the national rate for this defect)
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.2% of tests
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
- A tyre seriously damaged, 0.6% of tests
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.2% of tests
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.2% of tests
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 0.2% of tests
- Obligatory mirror or device inoperative, excessively damaged or insecure, 0.1% of tests (1.65x the national rate for this defect)
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.1% of tests
From 2,326 DVSA-tracked Peugeot Bailey tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.38% of these flagged Peugeot Bailey defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Peugeot Bailey pass rate by model year
Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Peugeot Bailey year:
- 2017 Peugeot Bailey - 94.1% first-time pass, 406 tests
- 2018 Peugeot Bailey - 95.8% first-time pass, 356 tests
- 2019 Peugeot Bailey - 92.8% first-time pass, 235 tests
Other Peugeot models
- Peugeot 208 - 75.2%
- Peugeot Partner - 71.5%
- Peugeot 207 - 59.8%
- Peugeot 308 - 70%
- Peugeot 3008 - 74.7%
- Peugeot 107 - 69.7%
- Peugeot 2008 - 76.4%
- Peugeot 108 - 85.6%
Models with a similar pass rate
- Citroen C1 Shine - 93.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition + A - 93.3%
- Mazda Cx-30 Se-L Lux Mhev - 93.3%
- Vauxhall Mokka Elite Nav Turbo - 93.3%
- Peugeot 2008 GT Premium Puretech S/S A - 93.3%
- Skoda Karoq Se Drive Tsi - 93.3%
If this car is a salvage or write-off
- What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
- What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
- Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
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