Pass rate
74.0%
Below average — 10.0 pts behind the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,339 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £44–£142
2016 Peugeot E7 MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 216,055 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
19.8% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2017 76.7% pass
- Avoid 2011 69.2% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 7.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 66.2%
- Typical mileage
- 216k mi
The 2016 Peugeot E7 MOT pass rate is 74.0% of its MOT tests — 10.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 19.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot E7 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.9× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 15.9% of everything recorded on the 2016 Peugeot E7, against 5.5% nationally — 10.4 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 19.8%, 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 84.0%; this one manages 74.0% — 10.0 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 20% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2016 Peugeot E7 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 10.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 66.2%. The median 2016 Peugeot E7 in this dataset had covered 216,055 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 73.0% of the time, April–September 75.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 4.63% of tests.
- 1,339 recorded tests behind this page.
- 74.0% overall pass rate, 66.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot E7, the average is 73.5% — best year 2017 (76.7%), worst 2011 (69.2%).
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
- 1,339
- Typical mileage (median)
- 216,055 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot E7
- 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 E7 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 65% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the E7
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 362 | 72.1% |
| Yorkshire | 304 | 73.4% |
| West Midlands | 265 | 72.1% |
| North West | 103 | 80.6% |
| East Midlands | 83 | 72.3% |
| East of England | 81 | 84.0% |
| South West | 61 | 68.9% |
| South East | 47 | 80.9% |
| Wales | 16 | 75.0% |
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 2016 E7
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 2016 E7
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 4.6% 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 the coil springs 4.3% 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 suspension joints 3.7% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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 2016 E7 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £44–£142 — and 20% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £44–£142
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 20%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,339 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 E7, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2011 to 2017. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.2% to 76.7% — a spread of 7.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2011 69.2% ball joint excessively worn
- 2012 70.7% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2013 73.6% ball joint excessively worn
- 2014 73.6% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2015 73.5% on or after 01/01/2014 emissions…
- 2016 74.0%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 76.7% joints constant velocity boot…
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 2016 Peugeot E7 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 2016 cars with a similar record
- Renault Clio 73.9%
- SsangYong Rodius 73.9%
- Citroen Nemo 75.0%
- Vauxhall Combo 75.2%
- Mercedes-Benz Citan 76.0%
- Renault Zoe 76.1%
Closest pass rates among 2016 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 2016 Peugeot E7 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 1,979 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 | 396 | 19.80% | 20.98% | −1.18 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 340 | 17.00% | 12.21% | +4.79 |
| Brakes | 334 | 16.70% | 20.89% | −4.19 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 319 | 15.90% | 5.52% | +10.38 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 202 | 10.10% | 5.57% | +4.53 |
| Tyres | 178 | 8.90% | 19.76% | −10.86 |
| Visibility | 70 | 3.50% | 4.97% | −1.47 |
| Steering | 60 | 3.00% | 2.57% | +0.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 59 | 2.90% | 4.18% | −1.28 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 21 | 1.00% | 1.76% | −0.76 |
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 | 4.6% | £5–20 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 4.3% | £25–65 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 4.0% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.7% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.7% | £80–250 |
| On or after 01/01/2014 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.7% | £60–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.6% | £80–250 |
| On or after 01/01/2014 emissions exceed default limit of 0.7m-1 Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.6% | £60–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.8% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.2% | £80–200 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 11.0% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 7.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.8% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 4.0% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 2.8% | £18–45 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.4% | £120–300 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 4 | 75.0% | 52,856 mi |
| 60-90k | 35 | 82.9% | 74,834 mi |
| 90-120k | 53 | 81.1% | 108,312 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,202 | 73.5% | 224,481 mi |
Source: 1,339 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.
2016 E7 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Peugeot E7?
74.0% of the 1,339 2016 Peugeot E7 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 66.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Peugeot E7?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.63%), coil spring fractured or broken (4.26%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (3.96%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Peugeot E7 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 73.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Peugeot E7 in this dataset had covered 216,055 mi.
Does the season affect the 2016 Peugeot E7 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 73.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 75.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.