1,904 tests in 2025
Peugeot Traveller reliability and MOT pass rate
81.7% passed first time. The 18.3% fail rate is 4.3 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 6 years old with 49,003 miles.
Pass rate
81.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 18.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.8%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
49,003 mi
6 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 714 | 15.5% |
| 6-9 years | 1,054 | 20.5% |
| 10-13 years | 1 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Traveller 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.
- Tyres116 dangerous36.1%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.2%
- Body, chassis, structure4 dangerous20.6%
- Visibility20.3%
- Brakes37 dangerous16.3%
- Suspension3 dangerous13.5%
- Noise, emissions and leaks6.3%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems5.4%
Is the Traveller getting worse?
The fail rate rose 4.3 points to 20.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (4.2 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,127 | 5 | 16.2% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 1,152 | 5 | 16.3% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,054 | 6 | 19.4% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,097 | 7 | 20.5% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Traveller 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 Traveller in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively55 tests
- 2Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt51 tests
- 3Condition: has ply or cords exposed40 tests
- 4Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords40 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm33 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick33 tests
- 7Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps27 tests
- 8Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn15 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Traveller collects 2.3 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 1.6mm334 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened185 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick163 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure84 tests
- 5Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn78 tests
- 6Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine78 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt60 tests
- 8Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm53 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot Traveller MOT pass rate?
81.7% of the 1,904 Peugeot Traveller first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 18.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.8% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot Traveller usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively", recorded on 55 failed tests, followed by "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" and "Condition: has ply or cords exposed". By section, tyres appears in 36.1% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 23.2% of failures, body, chassis, structure appears in 20.6% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 15.5%; at 6-9 years it was 20.5%. The median Peugeot Traveller tested in 2025 was 6 years old with 49,003 miles.
Is the Peugeot Traveller getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 4.3 points to 20.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (4.2 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 Traveller 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 51 safety recalls naming the Peugeot Traveller: Peugeot Traveller recalls.
Other Peugeot models
Checking a particular Traveller?
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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