Peugeot Independence MOT reliability

Peugeot Independences passed their MOT first time 62% of the time across 1,829 tests in 2025. 1,610 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

62%

MOTs analysed

1,829

Still licensed (GB)

1,610

Body type

Hatchback

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

2015 diesel

603 MOTs

Passed first time 62%. Typical mileage 72,068 (most between 48,166 and 108,967).

2015: 100% → 2016: 77% → 2017: 74% → 2018: 74% → 2019: 71% → 2020: 69% → 2021: 70% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 62% → 2025: 62%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (9.6%)
Position lamp: not working (8.3%)
Ball joint excessively worn (4.3%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.3%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (2.8%)

2015 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 28,549 (most between 28,549 and 28,549).

2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2015 Independences fail

Lights & electrics

17.9%

Body, structure & corrosion

14.3%

Suspension & axles

8.5%

Brakes

8.0%

Wheels & tyres

6.5%

Visibility & wipers

5.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

5.1%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.8%

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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.