1,948 tests in 2025
Peugeot E-Partner reliability and MOT pass rate
91.6% passed first time. The 8.4% fail rate is 14.2 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 3 years old with 22,085 miles.
Electric versions only, by DVSA’s fuel record for each test. Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions are on the Peugeot Partner page.
Pass rate
91.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 8.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3.8%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
22,085 mi
3 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 1,428 | 5.6% |
| 6-9 years | 413 | 13.8% |
| 10-13 years | 48 | — |
| 14+ years | 2 | — |
What the E-Partner 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 equipment3 dangerous46%
- Tyres34 dangerous25.2%
- Visibility19.6%
- Suspension2 dangerous16%
- Brakes3 dangerous12.9%
- Steering3 dangerous12.9%
- Body, chassis, structure2 dangerous9.2%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems3.7%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a E-Partner in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Horn: not working29 tests
- 2Stop lamp: not working24 tests
- 3Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively20 tests
- 4Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play18 tests
- 5Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords16 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm16 tests
- 7Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn11 tests
- 8Headlamp: not working on dipped beam8 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical E-Partner collects 1.82 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.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm92 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure83 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened45 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn27 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre24 tests
- 6Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords22 tests
- 7Stop lamp: with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning16 tests
- 8Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn15 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot E-Partner MOT pass rate?
91.6% of the 1,948 Peugeot E-Partner first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 8.4% 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 E-Partner usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Horn: not working", recorded on 29 failed tests, followed by "Stop lamp: not working" and "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 46% of failures, tyres appears in 25.2% of failures, visibility appears in 19.6% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 5.6%; at 6-9 years it was 13.8%. The median Peugeot E-Partner tested in 2025 was 3 years old with 22,085 miles.
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-Partner 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
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