1,155 tests in 2025
Peugeot E7 reliability and MOT pass rate
67.1% passed first time. The 32.9% fail rate is 10.3 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 10 years old with 262,131 miles.
Pass rate
67.1%
22.6% of all cars failed; 32.9% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
262,131 mi
10 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 401 | 33.7% |
| 10-13 years | 718 | 32.2% |
| 14+ years | 36 | — |
What the E7 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.
- Suspension16 dangerous48.4%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3 dangerous40.3%
- Noise, emissions and leaks5 dangerous37.1%
- Brakes46 dangerous36.6%
- Body, chassis, structure5 dangerous25.8%
- Tyres25 dangerous10.8%
- Steering5 dangerous10%
- Visibility1 dangerous7.9%
Is the E7 getting worse?
The fail rate fell 0.3 points to 32.9% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.7 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,159 | 7 | 33.2% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 1,187 | 8 | 36.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,111 | 9 | 32.7% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,155 | 10 | 32.9% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical E7 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 E7 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements64 tests
- 2Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn58 tests
- 3Position lamp: not working51 tests
- 4Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt48 tests
- 5Coil spring: fractured or broken47 tests
- 6On or after 01/01/2014: emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit41 tests
- 7On or after 01/01/2014: emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-141 tests
- 8Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side31 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical E7 collects 2.12 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.
- 1Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine139 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm122 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick48 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened38 tests
- 5Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn35 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)24 tests
- 7Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases24 tests
- 8Exhaust system: system insecure23 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot E7 MOT pass rate?
67.1% of the 1,155 Peugeot E7 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 32.9% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot E7 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements", recorded on 64 failed tests, followed by "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn" and "Position lamp: not working". By section, suspension appears in 48.4% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 40.3% of failures, noise, emissions and leaks appears in 37.1% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 10-13 years it was 32.2%. The median Peugeot E7 tested in 2025 was 10 years old with 262,131 miles.
Is the Peugeot E7 getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 0.3 points to 32.9% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.7 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 E7 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%
- Traveller 18.3%
- Independence 29.6%
- Bailey 7.6%
- 1007 34.2%
- 4007 37.1%
- Auto-Sleepers 7.6%
Checking a particular E7?
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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