4,053 tests in 2025
Peugeot Unclassified reliability and MOT pass rate
87.7% passed first time. The 12.3% fail rate is 10.3 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 8 years old with 21,195 miles.
Pass rate
87.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 12.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
21,195 mi
8 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 989 | 6.3% |
| 6-9 years | 1,646 | 10.6% |
| 10-13 years | 1,206 | 15.8% |
| 14+ years | 208 | 35.1% |
What the Unclassified 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 equipment4 dangerous40.1%
- Brakes34 dangerous22.8%
- Suspension11 dangerous20.4%
- Visibility18%
- Tyres69 dangerous17.6%
- Body, chassis, structure6 dangerous16.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks10.2%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems10.2%
Is the Unclassified getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1 point to 12.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.7 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,972 | 6 | 11.3% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 4,448 | 7 | 10.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 3,485 | 7 | 11.3% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 4,053 | 8 | 12.3% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Unclassified 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 Unclassified in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively58 tests
- 2Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt43 tests
- 3SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault40 tests
- 4Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements40 tests
- 5Position lamp: not working35 tests
- 6Outline marker lamp: not working34 tests
- 7Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps30 tests
- 8Coil spring: fractured or broken27 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Unclassified collects 2.27 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.
- 1Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure209 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm157 tests
- 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn131 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened120 tests
- 5Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine91 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick71 tests
- 7Service brake performance: excessively binding38 tests
- 8Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened34 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot Unclassified MOT pass rate?
87.7% of the 4,053 Peugeot Unclassified first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 12.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot Unclassified usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively", recorded on 58 failed tests, followed by "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" and "SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 40.1% of failures, brakes appears in 22.8% of failures, suspension appears in 20.4% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 6.3%; at 14+ years it was 35.1%. The median Peugeot Unclassified tested in 2025 was 8 years old with 21,195 miles.
Is the Peugeot Unclassified getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1 point to 12.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.7 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 Unclassified 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
Checking a particular Unclassified?
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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