Peugeot J9 MOT reliability

Peugeot J9s passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 20 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 20 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

20

Still licensed (GB)

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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

1988 diesel

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. 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 50%. Typical mileage 98,025 (most between 98,021 and 98,030).

2019: 0% → 2020: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim not tested: unable to be tested (50.0%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (50.0%)
Horn: sound not in accordance with requirements (50.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (50.0%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (50.0%)

Where 1988 J9s fail

Brakes

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

Visibility & wipers

50.0%

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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.