Peugeot Rifter Horizon MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Peugeot Rifter Horizon MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Peugeot Rifter Horizon passed on its first attempt in 83.8%, and its overall record sits +5.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Peugeot Rifter Horizon in the 2023–2025 data: 556 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Peugeot Rifter Horizon MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Peugeot Rifter Horizon, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Peugeot Rifter Horizon's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Peugeot Rifter Horizon DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Peugeot Rifter Horizon, each with how many of the model's 556 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 55 Peugeot Rifter Horizon tests, 9.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 19 Peugeot Rifter Horizon tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 10 Peugeot Rifter Horizon tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 10 Peugeot Rifter Horizon tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 8 Peugeot Rifter Horizon tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp not working on dipped beam" (Major) — noted on about 6 Peugeot Rifter Horizon tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Peugeot Rifter Horizon Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Peugeot Rifter Horizon model year on record is 2022 (90.0% across 221 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (83.3%). The gap between them is 6.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Peugeot Rifter Horizon Owners

These checks follow this Peugeot Rifter Horizon's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Peugeot Rifter Horizon.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”

  Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

• the lights — “headlamp aim too high”

  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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Peugeot Rifter Horizon. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Peugeot Rifter Horizon MOT & Reliability