Pass rate
76.7%
Around average — 4.1 pts ahead of the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 7,159 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £69–£178
2003 Peugeot Boxer MOT pass rate
- 2003
- Van
- 2 trims combined
- typical 53,756 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
22.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2024 98.8% pass
- Avoid 2001 72.1% pass
Across the 25 years on record, a spread of 26.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 71.6%
- Typical mileage
- 54k mi
The 2003 Peugeot Boxer MOT pass rate is 76.7% of its MOT tests — 4.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot Boxer does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.4× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 13.3% of everything recorded on the 2003 Peugeot Boxer, against 5.6% nationally — 7.7 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 22.6%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these vans have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.6% and this one manages 76.7% — 4.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
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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Every Peugeot Boxer first registered in 2003 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2003 Peugeot Boxer compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, so this figure is 4.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 71.6%. The median 2003 Peugeot Boxer in this dataset had covered 53,756 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 76.5% of the time, April–September 76.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 5.20% of tests.
- 7,159 recorded tests behind this page.
- 76.7% overall pass rate, 71.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot Boxer, the average is 82.6% — best year 2024 (98.8%), worst 2001 (72.1%).
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
- 7,159
- Typical mileage (median)
- 53,756 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot Boxer
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Boxer MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 57% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Boxer
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 1,591 | 73.8% |
| South East | 1,130 | 78.0% |
| North West | 796 | 79.0% |
| East of England | 684 | 78.7% |
| West Midlands | 610 | 77.7% |
| Yorkshire | 608 | 77.0% |
| Wales | 545 | 75.8% |
| Scotland | 454 | 70.9% |
| East Midlands | 402 | 79.4% |
| North East | 304 | 79.9% |
| London | 35 | 94.3% |
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 2003 Boxer
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 2003 Boxer
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 lights 5.2% 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.
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Check corrosion 5.0% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the windscreen 2.2% 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.
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 2003 Boxer through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £69–£178 — and 43% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £69–£178
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 43%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 7,159 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 Boxer, side by side
25 model years on record, from 2000 to 2024. Across them the pass rate runs from 72.1% to 98.8% — a spread of 26.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 72.5% component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 72.1% component mounting prescribed…
- 2002 73.4% component mounting prescribed…
- 2003 76.7%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 75.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 76.1% component mounting prescribed…
- 2006 77.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 79.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 81.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 81.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 86.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 85.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 84.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 85.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 84.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 85.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 86.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 86.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 89.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 89.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 91.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 89.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 92.9% headlamp aim too high
- 2023 96.2% headlamp aim too high
- 2024 98.8% mirrors slightly damaged
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 2003 Peugeot Boxer 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 2003 vans with a similar record
- Fiat Ducato 75.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 73.0%
- Volkswagen Transporter 70.4%
- Citroen Berlingo 70.2%
- Ford Transit 69.4%
- Volkswagen Caddy 69.1%
Closest pass rates among 2003 vans with at least 1,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best vans and worst vans for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2003 Peugeot Boxer 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 14,507 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 3,313 | 22.60% | 20.89% | +1.71 |
| Suspension | 3,236 | 22.10% | 20.98% | +1.12 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2,456 | 16.80% | 12.21% | +4.59 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1,947 | 13.30% | 5.57% | +7.73 |
| Tyres | 1,004 | 6.90% | 19.76% | −12.86 |
| Visibility | 805 | 5.50% | 4.97% | +0.53 |
| Steering | 733 | 5.00% | 2.57% | +2.43 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 617 | 4.20% | 5.52% | −1.32 |
| Non-component advisories | 211 | 1.40% | 4.18% | −2.78 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 185 | 1.30% | 0.82% | +0.48 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.2% | £5–20 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 5.0% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.0% | £5–25 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 2.6% | £60–150 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.2% | £80–200 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.1% | £8–22 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.1% | £80–250 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.1% | £180–450 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £45–110 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.9% | £8–22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 8.9% | £80–180 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 6.8% | £45–110 |
| Pipes and hoses excessively corroded Steering | Advisory | 6.7% | £180–450 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 6.5% | £180–450 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 6.4% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 667 | 82.6% | 23,188 mi |
| 30-60k | 3,774 | 79.9% | 45,931 mi |
| 60-90k | 2,009 | 72.2% | 71,379 mi |
| 90-120k | 440 | 68.4% | 101,798 mi |
| 120k+ | 255 | 65.5% | 149,543 mi |
Source: 7,159 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.
2003 Boxer MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 Peugeot Boxer?
76.7% of the 7,159 2003 Peugeot Boxer tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 71.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 Peugeot Boxer?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (5.20%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (4.97%), headlamp lens slightly defective (3.00%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2003 Peugeot Boxer MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 82.6% of the time, falling to 65.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 Peugeot Boxer in this dataset had covered 53,756 mi.
Does the season affect the 2003 Peugeot Boxer MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 76.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 76.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.