Peugeot Bailey MOT reliability

Peugeot Baileys passed their MOT first time 89% of the time across 1,608 tests in 2025. 444 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

89%

MOTs analysed

1,608

Still licensed (GB)

444

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2020 diesel

130 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 12,092 (most between 8,627 and 15,460).

2022: 100% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (6.2%)
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (1.5%)
Washers: not working (1.5%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (1.5%)
Individual direction indicators: with a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning (0.8%)

Where 2020 Baileys fail

Visibility & wipers

7.7%

Lights & electrics

6.2%

Wheels & tyres

1.5%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.5%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.