2012 Peugeot Rcz: MOT pass rate and reliability
70.9% of 2012 Peugeot Rcz pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,917 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 75,472 miles.
How the 2012 compares
- Against all Peugeot Rcz (71.9%, 10,837 tests): -1 points
- Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): +0.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Peugeot Rcz model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Peugeot Rcz:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 67.7% | 1,473 | 83,627 |
| 2011 | 67.4% | 2,457 | 81,443 |
| 2012 | 70.9% | 1,917 | 75,472 |
| 2013 | 72% | 2,082 | 71,486 |
| 2014 | 76.8% | 1,585 | 62,041 |
| 2015 | 80.2% | 1,076 | 53,555 |
| 2016 | 82.8% | 244 | 48,117 |
What this means if you are buying a 2012 Rcz
The 2012 sits close to the Peugeot Rcz 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 a 14-year-old car fails on
A 2012 car is 14 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 2012 Peugeot Rcz the average at test was 75,472 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 2016 at 82.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2011 at 67.4%. That 15.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2010 Peugeot Rcz - 67.7%
- 2011 Peugeot Rcz - 67.4%
- 2013 Peugeot Rcz - 72%
- 2014 Peugeot Rcz - 76.8%
- 2015 Peugeot Rcz - 80.2%