Peugeot Ion MOT reliability

Peugeot Ions passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 333 tests in 2025. 279 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

333

Still licensed (GB)

279

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 electric

23 MOTs

These figures come from 23 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 78%. Typical mileage 30,017 (most between 21,329 and 53,431).

2016: 100% → 2017: 67% → 2018: 91% → 2019: 81% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 76% → 2022: 86% → 2023: 70% → 2024: 82% → 2025: 78%

Most common failures

Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (13.0%)
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.3%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.3%)
Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened (4.3%)
Horn: sound not in accordance with requirements (4.3%)

Where 2015 Ions fail

Suspension & axles

13.0%

Wheels & tyres

4.3%

Lights & electrics

4.3%

Steering

4.3%

Visibility & wipers

4.3%

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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.