Pass rate
69.7%
Below average — 7.5 pts behind the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 228 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £39–£131
2012 Peugeot Independence MOT pass rate
- 2012
- Motorhome
- typical 75,799 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
17.8% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2016 77.8% pass
- Avoid 2012 69.7% pass · this year
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 8.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 61.2%
- Typical mileage
- 76k mi
The 2012 Peugeot Independence MOT pass rate is 69.7% of its MOT tests — 7.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 17.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot Independence does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 3.0× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 16.8% of everything recorded on the 2012 Peugeot Independence, against 5.6% nationally — 11.2 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 17.8%, 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.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, motorhomes this age and mileage expect about 77.2%; this one manages 69.7% — 7.5 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 228 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 Independence compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 7.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 61.2%. The median 2012 Peugeot Independence in this dataset had covered 75,799 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 70.5% of the time, April–September 69.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", noted on 8.77% of tests.
- 228 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.7% overall pass rate, 61.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot Independence, the average is 77.2% — best year 2016 (77.8%), worst 2012 (69.7%).
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
- 228
- Typical mileage (median)
- 75,799 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot Independence
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
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 Independence MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 55% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Independence
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 51 | 68.6% |
| Yorkshire | 43 | 69.8% |
| East of England | 25 | 76.0% |
| Scotland | 23 | 65.2% |
| South East | 23 | 78.3% |
| East Midlands | 19 | 57.9% |
| West Midlands | 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 2012 Independence
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 Independence
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 suspension joints 6.1% 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 lights 4.8% of tests
“position lamp not working”
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 exhaust and emissions 4.0% of tests
“on or after 01/07/2008 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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 Independence through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £39–£131 — and 40% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £39–£131
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £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
- 40%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 228 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 Independence, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2012 to 2016. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.7% to 77.8% — a spread of 8.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2012 69.7%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2013 75.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2014 77.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2015 77.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2016 77.8% 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 2012 Peugeot Independence 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 motorhomes with a similar record
- Jeep Motorhome 72.4%
- Chrysler Jeep Motorhome 73.8%
- Volkswagen Motorhome 80.9%
- Suzuki Motorhome 81.2%
- Volkswagen California 81.9%
- Ford Motorhome 84.7%
Closest pass rates among 2012 motorhomes with at least 150 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best motorhomes and worst motorhomes for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2012 Peugeot Independence 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 494 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 | 89 | 17.80% | 20.89% | −3.09 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 84 | 16.80% | 5.57% | +11.23 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 72 | 14.40% | 12.21% | +2.19 |
| Tyres | 71 | 14.20% | 19.76% | −5.56 |
| Suspension | 68 | 13.60% | 20.98% | −7.38 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 63 | 12.60% | 5.52% | +7.08 |
| Visibility | 20 | 4.00% | 4.97% | −0.97 |
| Non-component advisories | 12 | 2.40% | 4.18% | −1.78 |
| Steering | 9 | 1.80% | 2.57% | −0.77 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 6 | 1.20% | 1.76% | −0.56 |
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 | 7.5% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 6.1% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.8% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.8% | £5–20 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.0% | £3–12 |
| On or after 01/07/2008 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.0% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £5–25 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 2.6% | £5–15 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.2% | £60–250 |
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 | 19.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.0% | £45–110 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 11.4% | £200–700 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.5% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 8.8% | £45–120 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 4.8% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 6 | 83.3% | 19,496 mi |
| 30-60k | 65 | 73.8% | 46,448 mi |
| 60-90k | 65 | 63.1% | 74,075 mi |
| 90-120k | 38 | 68.4% | 104,272 mi |
| 120k+ | 52 | 73.1% | 186,989 mi |
Source: 228 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 Independence MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Peugeot Independence?
69.7% of the 228 2012 Peugeot Independence tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 61.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Peugeot Independence?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8.77%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (7.46%), ball joint excessively worn (6.14%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Peugeot Independence MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 83.3% of the time, falling to 73.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Peugeot Independence in this dataset had covered 75,799 mi.
Does the season affect the 2012 Peugeot Independence MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 70.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 69.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.