Peugeot Premier: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Peugeot Premier fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 10.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 902 individual Peugeot Premier tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate66.3%
UK national average76.7%
Difference-10.4 points
Tests analysed902
Average mileage at test190,690 miles
Average year of manufacture2016
Reliability rank1,846 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 66.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 34 in every 100 Peugeot Premiers presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Peugeot Premier tested had covered 190,690 miles and was built around 2016.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Peugeot Premier bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

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 Premier 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 Premiers actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Peugeot Premier

  1. Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit, 3.1% of tests (15.59x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 3% of tests (6.83x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 5% of tests (4.44x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 2.8% of tests (4.36x the national rate for this defect)
  5. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.1% of tests (4.21x the national rate for this defect)
  6. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 3.4% of tests (3.55x the national rate for this defect)
  7. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 5% of tests (3.09x the national rate for this defect)
  8. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2.2% of tests (2.92x the national rate for this defect)
  9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 10.3% of tests (2.8x the national rate for this defect)
  10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 4.9% of tests (2.78x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,308 DVSA-tracked Peugeot Premier tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.66% of these flagged Peugeot Premier defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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