Pass rate
72.1%
Below average — 5.1 pts behind the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 6,203 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£82
2012 Peugeot Bipper MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 98,964 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
23.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £40–£65 for Shock absorber leaking. What fitting it takes →
1.0 pts down across model years — 2.3% in 2008, 1.3% in 2017.
Which year to buy
- Best 2017 76.8% pass
- Avoid 2008 68.7% pass
Across the 11 years on record, a spread of 8.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 63.1%
- Typical mileage
- 99k mi
The 2012 Peugeot Bipper MOT pass rate is 72.1% of its MOT tests — 5.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.1% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.1× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 11.6% of everything recorded on the 2012 Peugeot Bipper, against 5.5% nationally — 6.1 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 23.1%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 77.2%; this one manages 72.1% — 5.1 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2012 Peugeot Bipper compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 5.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 63.1%. The median 2012 Peugeot Bipper in this dataset had covered 98,964 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 100% of tests, with a 72.1% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.2% of the time, April–September 72.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 7.27% of tests.
- 6,203 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.1% overall pass rate, 63.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot Bipper, the average is 73.0% — best year 2017 (76.8%), worst 2008 (68.7%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 6,203
- Typical mileage (median)
- 98,964 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot Bipper
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Bipper MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 62% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (100% of tests).
Where the Peugeot Bipper is most common
Across all Bipper model years on record (2008–2018): 29,772 Peugeot Bipper cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 76,011 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 832 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham (B) | 832 | 78.4% |
| 2 | Sheffield (S) | 740 | 78.2% |
| 3 | Nottingham (NG) | 699 | 72.1% |
| 4 | Peterborough (PE) | 632 | 74.3% |
| 5 | Plymouth (PL) | 630 | 69.6% |
| 6 | Wrexham (LL) | 592 | 74.2% |
| 7 | Truro (TR) | 568 | 69.3% |
| 8 | Doncaster (DN) | 555 | 72.6% |
| 9 | Swansea (SA) | 529 | 70.4% |
| 10 | Cardiff (CF) | 527 | 70.4% |
| 11 | Glasgow (G) | 515 | 70.4% |
| 12 | Exeter (EX) | 503 | 68.8% |
| 13 | Leicester (LE) | 494 | 77.4% |
| 14 | Derby (DE) | 483 | 74.5% |
| 15 | Manchester (M) | 438 | 75.3% |
| 16 | Coventry (CV) | 434 | 76.2% |
| 17 | Portsmouth (PO) | 431 | 72.0% |
| 18 | Bristol (BS) | 422 | 70.1% |
| 19 | Northampton (NN) | 416 | 72.1% |
| 20 | Gloucester (GL) | 413 | 71.0% |
The twenty areas with the most Peugeot Bipper cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Bipper
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 1,030 | 68.6% |
| South East | 756 | 74.3% |
| West Midlands | 707 | 75.2% |
| East of England | 692 | 73.7% |
| North West | 643 | 72.8% |
| East Midlands | 603 | 72.6% |
| Scotland | 532 | 69.0% |
| Yorkshire | 489 | 74.4% |
| Wales | 467 | 69.2% |
| North East | 238 | 68.5% |
| London | 46 | 82.6% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2012 Bipper
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2012 Bipper
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 7.3% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the coil springs 7.2% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the lights 7.0% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2012 Bipper through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£82 — and 41% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£82
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 41%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 6,203 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Bipper, side by side
11 model years on record, from 2008 to 2018. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.7% to 76.8% — a spread of 8.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2008 68.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 71.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2010 71.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2011 72.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2012 72.1%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2013 73.2% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2014 73.1% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2015 74.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 75.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 76.8% coil spring fractured or broken
- 2018 75.6% coil spring fractured or broken
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2012 Peugeot Bipper with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2012 cars with a similar record
- Hyundai Santa Fe 72.0%
- Hyundai I30 72.2%
- Chevrolet Captiva 72.2%
- Nissan Juke 71.9%
- Citroen DS4 71.9%
- Vauxhall Antara 71.8%
Closest pass rates among 2012 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2012 Peugeot Bipper 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 15,100 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 3,530 | 23.10% | 20.98% | +2.12 |
| Tyres | 2,747 | 17.90% | 19.76% | −1.86 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2,403 | 15.70% | 12.21% | +3.49 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,772 | 11.60% | 5.52% | +6.08 |
| Brakes | 1,704 | 11.10% | 20.89% | −9.79 |
| Visibility | 1,087 | 7.10% | 4.97% | +2.13 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 694 | 4.50% | 5.57% | −1.07 |
| Steering | 557 | 3.60% | 2.57% | +1.03 |
| Non-component advisories | 416 | 2.70% | 4.18% | −1.48 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 190 | 1.20% | 1.76% | −0.56 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 7.3% | £80–200 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 7.2% | £25–65 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.0% | £5–20 |
| Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush Suspension | Major | 4.7% | £30–75 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.7% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.3% | £5–25 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.0% | £3–12 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.9% | £80–250 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.9% | £3–12 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 1.8% | £30–75 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 22.3% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 16.1% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.3% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 6.0% | £40–150 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 5.8% | £30–75 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 131 | 82.4% | 22,424 mi |
| 30-60k | 810 | 75.2% | 47,267 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,613 | 72.7% | 76,439 mi |
| 90-120k | 1,719 | 71.2% | 104,809 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,893 | 70.5% | 152,960 mi |
Source: 6,203 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2012 Bipper MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Peugeot Bipper?
72.1% of the 6,203 2012 Peugeot Bipper tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 63.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Peugeot Bipper?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (7.27%), coil spring fractured or broken (7.17%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.96%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Peugeot Bipper MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 82.4% of the time, falling to 70.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Peugeot Bipper in this dataset had covered 98,964 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2012 Peugeot Bipper?
Diesel: 72.1% pass rate across 6,188 tests. Petrol: 83.3% pass rate across 12 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2012 Peugeot Bipper MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 72.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.