1,446 tests in 2025
Peugeot Bailey reliability and MOT pass rate
92.4% passed first time. The 7.6% fail rate is 15.0 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 7 years old with 15,393 miles.
Pass rate
92.4%
22.6% of all cars failed; 7.6% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3.8%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
15,393 mi
7 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 397 | 5.8% |
| 6-9 years | 969 | 7.4% |
| 10-13 years | 78 | — |
| 14+ years | 1 | — |
What the Bailey fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1 dangerous33.6%
- Brakes7 dangerous20.9%
- Tyres11 dangerous17.3%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems15.5%
- Visibility13.6%
- Suspension9.1%
- Noise, emissions and leaks5.5%
- Body, chassis, structure2.7%
Is the Bailey getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.9 points to 8.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2.5 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.9 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,098 | 4.5 | 6.2% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 1,159 | 5 | 6.4% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,059 | 6 | 6.6% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,215 | 7 | 8.1% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Bailey at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Bailey in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault16 tests
- 2Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively10 tests
- 3Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative10 tests
- 4Outline marker lamp: not working8 tests
- 5Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements7 tests
- 6Position lamp: not working7 tests
- 7Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction5 tests
- 8Lever: has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment5 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Bailey collects 1.91 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure89 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm19 tests
- 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn17 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened15 tests
- 5Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick11 tests
- 6Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded6 tests
- 7Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords5 tests
- 8Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure5 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot Bailey MOT pass rate?
92.4% of the 1,446 Peugeot Bailey first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 7.6% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.8% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot Bailey usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault", recorded on 16 failed tests, followed by "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 33.6% of failures, brakes appears in 20.9% of failures, tyres appears in 17.3% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 5.8%; at 6-9 years it was 7.4%. The median Peugeot Bailey tested in 2025 was 7 years old with 15,393 miles.
Is the Peugeot Bailey getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.9 points to 8.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2.5 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.9 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Bailey trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Peugeot models
- 208 23.7%
- Partner 28.3%
- 406 35%
- E-Partner 8.4%
- Traveller 18.3%
- Independence 29.6%
- 1007 34.2%
- E7 32.9%
- 4007 37.1%
- Auto-Sleepers 7.6%
Checking a particular Bailey?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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