2005 Peugeot Expert: MOT pass rate and reliability

53.1% of 2005 Peugeot Experts pass the MOT first time, measured across 934 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 149,355 miles.

How the 2005 compares

  • Against all Peugeot Experts (71.4%, 49,513 tests): -18.3 points
  • Against all 2005 cars (64.2%): -11.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Peugeot Expert model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2005 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Peugeot Expert:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2002 59.9% 202 140,368
2003 62% 389 140,033
2004 55.1% 526 138,779
2005 53.1% 934 149,355
2006 56.6% 1,229 146,360
2007 58.7% 2,022 154,136
2008 58.8% 2,270 156,332
2009 61.1% 1,752 154,773
2010 60.5% 2,060 158,787
2011 63.1% 2,382 145,320
2012 62.2% 2,352 141,268
2013 61.9% 2,007 136,368
2014 70.8% 3,408 110,246
2015 71.8% 4,866 97,533
2016 69.6% 4,160 94,007
2017 80.5% 5,081 85,289
2018 82.6% 6,055 80,183
2019 86% 6,422 62,270
2020 82.1% 669 53,573
2021 82.6% 298 47,038

What this means if you are buying a 2005 Expert

The 2005 is a weaker year for this model, passing 18.3 points less often than the Peugeot Expert average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2005 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 21-year-old car fails on

A 2005 car is 21 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is very high mileage. Clutches, dual-mass flywheels and head gaskets have usually been through at least one repair by this point, so ask for evidence rather than assume the car is original everywhere. On a 2005 Peugeot Expert the average at test was 149,355 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 86%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 53.1%. That 32.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2005 car against a newer one tells you very little.

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