2015 Peugeot Independence: MOT pass rate and reliability

70.8% of 2015 Peugeot Independences pass the MOT first time, measured across 619 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 78,255 miles.

How the 2015 compares

  • Against all Peugeot Independences (70.6%, 1,911 tests): +0.2 points
  • Against all 2015 cars (78.3%): -7.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Peugeot Independence model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2015 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Peugeot Independence:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2013 66.1% 313 86,290
2014 73.6% 398 82,167
2015 70.8% 619 78,255
2016 71.7% 513 75,663

What this means if you are buying a 2015 Independence

The 2015 sits close to the Peugeot Independence average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 an 11-year-old car fails on

A 2015 car is 11 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2015 Peugeot Independence the average at test was 78,255 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 2014 at 73.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2013 at 66.1%. That 7.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2015 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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