8,920 tests in 2025
Peugeot Rifter reliability and MOT pass rate
86.8% passed first time. The 13.2% fail rate is 9.4 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 5 years old with 25,764 miles.
Pass rate
86.8%
22.6% of all cars failed; 13.2% of these did.
Fixed on the day
6.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
25,764 mi
5 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 5,374 | 13.3% |
| 6-9 years | 3,415 | 13.3% |
| 10-13 years | 1 | — |
| 14+ years | 1 | — |
What the Rifter 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.
- Visibility35.5%
- Tyres273 dangerous25.7%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1 dangerous22.4%
- Brakes172 dangerous19.7%
- Body, chassis, structure7 dangerous10.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks6 dangerous8.6%
- Suspension4 dangerous7.4%
- Steering2.5%
Is the Rifter getting worse?
The fail rate rose 2.9 points to 13.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (2.3 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,008 | 3 | 10.3% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 6,420 | 4 | 11.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 6,169 | 5 | 12.6% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 7,317 | 5 | 13.2% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Rifter 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 Rifter in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively330 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm136 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick123 tests
- 4Headlamp: not working on dipped beam97 tests
- 5Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords94 tests
- 6Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt81 tests
- 7Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction49 tests
- 8Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid44 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Rifter collects 2.29 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 1.6mm1,134 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened911 tests
- 3Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure728 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick681 tests
- 5Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn178 tests
- 6Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour173 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre157 tests
- 8Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt145 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot Rifter MOT pass rate?
86.8% of the 8,920 Peugeot Rifter first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 13.2% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 6.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot Rifter usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively", recorded on 330 failed tests, followed by "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, visibility appears in 35.5% of failures, tyres appears in 25.7% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 22.4% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 13.3%; at 6-9 years it was 13.3%. The median Peugeot Rifter tested in 2025 was 5 years old with 25,764 miles.
Is the Peugeot Rifter getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 2.9 points to 13.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (2.3 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
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 Rifter 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 17 safety recalls naming the Peugeot Rifter: Peugeot Rifter recalls.
Other Peugeot models
Checking a particular Rifter?
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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