139,094 tests in 2025
Peugeot Partner reliability and MOT pass rate
71.7% passed first time. The 28.3% fail rate is 5.7 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 9 years old with 92,359 miles.
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions. The electric version has its own page: Peugeot E-Partner.
Pass rate
71.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 28.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
9.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
92,359 mi
9 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 24,348 | 17.1% |
| 6-9 years | 48,912 | 25.8% |
| 10-13 years | 42,636 | 31.8% |
| 14+ years | 23,046 | 38.8% |
What the 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 equipment633 dangerous53%
- Suspension694 dangerous38.5%
- Brakes5,139 dangerous25.5%
- Body, chassis, structure283 dangerous24.2%
- Tyres8,468 dangerous20.2%
- Visibility38 dangerous18%
- Noise, emissions and leaks112 dangerous13.2%
- Steering358 dangerous9.8%
Is the Partner getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.9 points to 28.3% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 147,318 | 8 | 26.4% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 151,649 | 8 | 27.6% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 134,811 | — | 28.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 138,429 | — | 28.3% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Partner 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 Partner in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Position lamp: not working7,156 tests
- 2Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt6,702 tests
- 3Coil spring: fractured or broken6,113 tests
- 4Stop lamp: not working5,934 tests
- 5Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps4,407 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm4,072 tests
- 7Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick3,541 tests
- 8Horn: not working3,336 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Partner collects 2.54 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 1.6mm27,105 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened13,306 tests
- 3Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine11,740 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick11,174 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn10,944 tests
- 6Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure5,997 tests
- 7Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm3,440 tests
- 8Service brake performance: excessively binding3,259 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot Partner MOT pass rate?
71.7% of the 139,094 Peugeot Partner first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 28.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 9.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot Partner usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Position lamp: not working", recorded on 7,156 failed tests, followed by "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" and "Coil spring: fractured or broken". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 53% of failures, suspension appears in 38.5% of failures, brakes appears in 25.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 17.1%; at 14+ years it was 38.8%. The median Peugeot Partner tested in 2025 was 9 years old with 92,359 miles.
Is the Peugeot Partner getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.9 points to 28.3% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
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 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.
DVSA has published 32 safety recalls naming the Peugeot Partner: Peugeot Partner recalls.
Other Peugeot models
Checking a particular Partner?
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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