2,300 tests in 2025
Peugeot E-Expert reliability and MOT pass rate
96.8% passed first time. The 3.2% fail rate is 19.4 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 3 years old with 19,434 miles.
Electric versions only, by DVSA’s fuel record for each test. Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions are on the Peugeot Expert page.
Pass rate
96.8%
22.6% of all cars failed; 3.2% of these did.
Fixed on the day
1.3%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
19,434 mi
3 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 2,266 | 3.2% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the E-Expert 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 equipment37%
- Visibility1 dangerous28.8%
- Tyres12 dangerous27.4%
- Body, chassis, structure1 dangerous20.5%
- Brakes8 dangerous17.8%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems2.7%
- Steering1.4%
- Suspension1.4%
Is the E-Expert getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.2 points to 2% from 2024 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 1 year. Ageing alone would predict about 2.8 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 649 | 2 | 0.8% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,847 | 3 | 2% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical E-Expert 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 E-Expert in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively19 tests
- 2Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords11 tests
- 3Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt10 tests
- 4Stop lamp: not working8 tests
- 5Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick6 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm6 tests
- 7Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating5 tests
- 8Position lamp: not working4 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical E-Expert collects 1.67 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 structure101 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm68 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened49 tests
- 4Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords31 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre19 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick16 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn15 tests
- 8Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure14 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot E-Expert MOT pass rate?
96.8% of the 2,300 Peugeot E-Expert first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 3.2% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 1.3% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot E-Expert usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively", recorded on 19 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" and "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 37% of failures, visibility appears in 28.8% of failures, tyres appears in 27.4% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 3.2%; at 3-5 years it was 3.2%. The median Peugeot E-Expert tested in 2025 was 3 years old with 19,434 miles.
Is the Peugeot E-Expert getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.2 points to 2% from 2024 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 1 year. Ageing alone would predict about 2.8 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 E-Expert 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
Checking a particular E-Expert?
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