Peugeot Rifter MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Peugeot Rifter MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Peugeot Rifter passed on its first attempt in 87.3%, and its overall record sits +7.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Peugeot Rifter in the 2023–2025 data: 24,162 tests across 6 model years (2018–2023). 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 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Peugeot Rifter, 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's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Peugeot Rifter DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Peugeot Rifter, each with how many of the model's 24,162 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 1,493 Peugeot Rifter tests, 6.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 516 Peugeot Rifter tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 357 Peugeot Rifter tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 356 Peugeot Rifter tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp not working on dipped beam" (Major) — noted on about 305 Peugeot Rifter tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 229 Peugeot Rifter tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Peugeot Rifter Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Peugeot Rifter model year on record is 2023 (94.5% across 91 tests), and the weakest is 2018 (87.7%). The gap between them is 6.8 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Peugeot Rifter reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.3 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Peugeot Rifter Owners

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

• 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 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.

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

Where the Peugeot Rifter is most common

Across every Rifter model year on record (2018–2023): 12,684 Peugeot Rifter cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 24,162 tests. Glasgow (G) has the most, with 451 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.

The twenty areas with the most Peugeot Rifter 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions: Peugeot Rifter MOT & Reliability