Pass rate
72.4%
Below average — 4.8 pts behind the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 9,344 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £42–£125
2012 Peugeot Expert MOT pass rate
- 2012
- Van
- 2 trims combined
- typical 119,507 mi
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Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
18.6% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Part only £6–£18 for Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps). What fitting it takes →
6.0 pts down across model years — 8.1% in 2004, 2.1% in 2021.
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 97.5% pass
- Avoid 2005 66.3% pass
Across the 23 years on record, a spread of 31.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 63.3%
- Typical mileage
- 120k mi
The 2012 Peugeot Expert MOT pass rate is 72.4% of its MOT tests — 4.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 18.6% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.4× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 13.5% of everything recorded on the 2012 Peugeot Expert, against 5.6% nationally — 7.9 points above. Lamps & electrics are still the single largest share at 18.6%, but at 12.2% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, vans this age and mileage expect about 77.2%; this one manages 72.4% — 4.8 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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Every Peugeot Expert first registered in 2012 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2012 Peugeot Expert compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 4.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 63.3%. The median 2012 Peugeot Expert in this dataset had covered 119,507 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 100% of tests, with a 72.4% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 72.2% of the time, April–September 72.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", noted on 8.84% of tests.
- 9,344 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.4% overall pass rate, 63.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot Expert, the average is 78.7% — best year 2022 (97.5%), worst 2005 (66.3%).
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
- 9,344
- Typical mileage (median)
- 119,507 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot Expert
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Expert 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 Expert is most common
Across all Expert model years on record (2000–2022): 80,765 Peugeot Expert cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 196,118 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 2,493 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) | 2,493 | 80.9% |
| 2 | Sheffield (S) | 2,150 | 81.5% |
| 3 | Peterborough (PE) | 1,618 | 80.4% |
| 4 | Nottingham (NG) | 1,474 | 76.0% |
| 5 | Plymouth (PL) | 1,472 | 73.5% |
| 6 | Bristol (BS) | 1,470 | 76.6% |
| 7 | Leicester (LE) | 1,319 | 80.4% |
| 8 | Exeter (EX) | 1,271 | 70.7% |
| 9 | Cardiff (CF) | 1,245 | 75.9% |
| 10 | Manchester (M) | 1,228 | 82.9% |
| 11 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 1,226 | 82.4% |
| 12 | Coventry (CV) | 1,221 | 80.7% |
| 13 | Norwich (NR) | 1,210 | 77.7% |
| 14 | Glasgow (G) | 1,208 | 80.7% |
| 15 | Chester (CH) | 1,141 | 76.5% |
| 16 | Swansea (SA) | 1,108 | 76.4% |
| 17 | Leeds (LS) | 1,106 | 82.9% |
| 18 | Derby (DE) | 1,046 | 77.1% |
| 19 | Reading (RG) | 1,038 | 82.8% |
| 20 | Chelmsford (CM) | 1,030 | 83.2% |
The twenty areas with the most Peugeot Expert 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 Expert
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 1,556 | 69.9% |
| North West | 1,376 | 71.8% |
| South East | 1,192 | 74.9% |
| Yorkshire | 976 | 73.1% |
| West Midlands | 954 | 74.9% |
| East of England | 865 | 72.0% |
| East Midlands | 722 | 73.7% |
| Wales | 673 | 71.3% |
| Scotland | 652 | 69.0% |
| North East | 314 | 73.6% |
| London | 64 | 87.5% |
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 Expert
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 Expert
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 8.6% 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 suspension joints 5.2% 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.
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Check the windscreen 5.0% 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 2012 Expert through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £42–£125 — and 38% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £42–£125
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 38%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 9,344 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 Expert, side by side
23 model years on record, from 2000 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 66.3% to 97.5% — a spread of 31.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 69.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2001 67.8% component mounting prescribed…
- 2002 68.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 69.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 66.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 66.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 67.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2007 69.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2008 69.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2009 70.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2010 71.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2011 72.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2012 72.4%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2013 72.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 76.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 78.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2016 76.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 83.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 84.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 88.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2020 90.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2021 91.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 97.5% windscreen damaged but not…
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 Expert 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 vans with a similar record
- Citroen Berlingo 72.5%
- Fiat Doblo Cargo 72.3%
- Ford Transit Connect 72.1%
- Fiat Doblo 72.8%
- Fiat Scudo 71.4%
- Citroen Dispatch 71.3%
Closest pass rates among 2012 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 2012 Peugeot Expert 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 22,764 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 4,310 | 18.60% | 12.21% | +6.39 |
| Brakes | 3,874 | 16.80% | 20.89% | −4.09 |
| Suspension | 3,388 | 14.70% | 20.98% | −6.28 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3,123 | 13.50% | 5.57% | +7.93 |
| Tyres | 2,656 | 11.50% | 19.76% | −8.26 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2,386 | 10.30% | 5.52% | +4.78 |
| Visibility | 1,455 | 6.30% | 4.97% | +1.33 |
| Steering | 642 | 2.80% | 2.57% | +0.23 |
| Non-component advisories | 601 | 2.60% | 4.18% | −1.58 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 329 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 8.8% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 8.7% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 8.6% | £5–20 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.7% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.2% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.0% | £80–200 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.4% | £3–12 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.6% | £45–120 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.3% | £5–20 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.3% | £45–110 |
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 | 17.7% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 12.1% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.0% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.0% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 4.7% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 104 | 86.5% | 21,482 mi |
| 30-60k | 865 | 80.3% | 48,160 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,659 | 72.5% | 75,838 mi |
| 90-120k | 1,892 | 72.9% | 104,596 mi |
| 120k+ | 4,445 | 70.4% | 181,722 mi |
Source: 9,344 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 Expert MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Peugeot Expert?
72.4% of the 9,344 2012 Peugeot Expert tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 63.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Peugeot Expert?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8.84%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (8.73%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (8.60%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Peugeot Expert MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 86.5% of the time, falling to 70.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Peugeot Expert in this dataset had covered 119,507 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2012 Peugeot Expert?
Diesel: 72.4% pass rate across 9,324 tests. Petrol: 70.0% pass rate across 20 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2012 Peugeot Expert MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 72.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 72.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.