Peugeot Premier

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2016 1.6 diesel. 78 of 277 tests failed, 28%.

Better than 0% of 2016 cars. The typical one fails 13%, across 899 models with enough tests behind them to say.

The defects inspectors cite

• A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
• Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit
• A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
• A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
• Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
• Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit

Where it stands out against its peers

• Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 99% of 2016 cars — 45% of its 78 failed tests, where an ordinary 2016 car has 8%.
• Body and structure: failed more often than 94% of 2016 cars — 26% of its 78 failed tests, where an ordinary 2016 car has 5%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• Exhaust and emissions — 45% of its failures
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
  • Exhaust system leaking or insecure
• Suspension — 41% of its failures
  • A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
  • A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
• Brakes — 26% of its failures
• Tyres and wheels — 19% of its failures
• Lights and electrics — 36% of its failures
  • A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
• Body and structure — 26% of its failures

When it starts failing

At 200k+ miles this one fails 29% of its inspections, against the 20% an ordinary car of the same age fails.

164 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.

Half of these have more than 200k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.

Specification