Pass rate, every year
168,748 tests across 25 model years, 2000–2024.
+1.6 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
168,748 tests across 25 model years, 2000–2024.
+1.6 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2024 98.8%
The strongest of the 25 years on record. See the 2024 page →
Worst year to buy
2001 72.1%
26.7 points below the 2024 peak. See the 2001 page →
The Peugeot Boxer MOT pass rate is 82.6%, +1.6 percentage points above the UK average. That is 168,748 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2000 and 2024. This page lists the most common Peugeot Boxer MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot Boxer MOT pass rates does in your corner of the country.
The Peugeot Boxer passed on its first attempt in 79.7%, and its overall record sits +1.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Peugeot Boxer in the 2023–2025 data: 168,748 tests across 25 model years (2000–2024). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 168,748 |
| Overall pass rate | 82.6% |
| Passed on first attempt | 79.7% |
| Average mileage at test | 55,115 mi |
| Model years covered | 2000–2024 (25 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +1.6 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Peugeot Boxer, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 35% |
| Visibility | 22% |
| Brakes | 16% |
| Suspension | 12% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 9% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2% |
| Steering | 1% |
Shares are over the Peugeot Boxer's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 35% of the recorded Peugeot Boxer failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (3.9%), "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (1.1%), "Position lamp not working" (0.5%) among the Peugeot Boxer's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.
Around 22% of the recorded Peugeot Boxer failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (2.5%), "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (1.3%), "Mirrors slightly damaged" (0.7%) among the Peugeot Boxer's visibility faults.
Around 16% of the recorded Peugeot Boxer failures fall in the Brakes section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (1.3%), "Service brake performance excessively binding" (1.1%), "Service brake imbalance across an axle" (0.6%) among the Peugeot Boxer's brakes faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Peugeot Boxer, each with how many of the model's 168,748 tests it was noted on.
1 failure item is recorded at least 1.5 times the UK rate on this model.
| Failure item | This model | UK | × UK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-frame mounting corroded | 1.6% | 0.3% | 5.3× | £180–£450 |
Rates are a share of this model's own tests (168,748 for the top row), so a big seller cannot outrank a rare one. The UK figure is the same item's share of every test in our data. Items Boxer records at or below the UK rate are not listed — this is where it is unusual, not a full inventory. All failure items · parts and costs
The strongest Peugeot Boxer model year on record is 2024 (98.8% across 86 tests), and the weakest is 2001 (72.1%). The gap between them is 26.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
Peugeot Boxer reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.9 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Boxer | 86 | 98.8% |
| 2023 Boxer | 576 | 96.2% |
| 2022 Boxer | 1,262 | 92.9% |
| 2021 Boxer | 4,461 | 89.6% |
| 2020 Boxer | 4,942 | 91.5% |
| 2019 Boxer | 6,556 | 89.3% |
| 2018 Boxer | 6,968 | 89.2% |
| 2017 Boxer | 11,229 | 86.5% |
| 2016 Boxer | 10,916 | 86.6% |
| 2015 Boxer | 10,627 | 85.1% |
| 2014 Boxer | 9,232 | 84.1% |
| 2013 Boxer | 8,482 | 85.1% |
| 2012 Boxer | 7,889 | 84.0% |
| 2011 Boxer | 7,073 | 85.1% |
| 2010 Boxer | 6,597 | 86.0% |
| 2009 Boxer | 6,341 | 81.7% |
| 2008 Boxer | 7,759 | 81.7% |
| 2007 Boxer | 8,381 | 79.8% |
| 2006 Boxer | 9,357 | 77.6% |
| 2005 Boxer | 8,886 | 76.1% |
| 2004 Boxer | 8,595 | 75.8% |
| 2003 Boxer | 7,159 | 76.7% |
| 2002 Boxer | 5,732 | 73.4% |
| 2001 Boxer | 4,737 | 72.1% |
| 2000 Boxer | 4,905 | 72.5% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Peugeot Boxer's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Peugeot Boxer.
the lights — “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.
the windscreen — “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.
corrosion — “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.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Peugeot Boxer. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
82.6% of the 168,748 recorded Peugeot Boxer MOT tests ended in a pass, +1.6 percentage points above the national average. 79.7% of those passed on the first attempt.
2024 is the strongest Peugeot Boxer year on record at 98.8%, while 2001 is the weakest at 72.1%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Peugeot Boxer failures are "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" and "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" — together around 6% of tests, mostly in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section.