Peugeot RCZ
Registered from 2010 to 2016.
About this model
The Peugeot RCZ is a car designed by French car brand Peugeot and assembled in Austria by Magna Steyr from 2009 until 2015. It is a sports coupé with a 2+2 seating layout and a front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. This car was officially presented in 2009 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The RCZ won numerous awards, the most important of which are five times the best sports car award by Diesel Car magazine and the 2010 coupe award by Top Gear.
From the Wikipedia article Peugeot RCZ, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2011 1.6 petrol. 561 of 2,303 tests failed, 24%.
Better than 36% of 2011 cars. The typical one fails 22%, across 924 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 48% | 269 |
| Lights and electrics | 30% | 166 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 25% | 141 |
| Tyres and wheels | 22% | 123 |
| Brakes | 20% | 111 |
| Body and structure | 19% | 109 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 94% of 2011 cars — 25% of its 561 failed tests, where an ordinary 2011 car has 9%.
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.
- Suspension — 48% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust and emissions — 25% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 22% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 20% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 30% of its failures
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 19% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 26% of its inspections, against the 25% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 16% | 14% | 180 | |
| 40–60k miles | 23% | 18% | 596 | |
| 60–80k miles | 25% | 21% | 761 | |
| 80–100k miles | 28% | 24% | 544 | |
| 100–120k miles | 26% | 25% | 160 |
2,241 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.6 petrol · 205 hp · 1367 kg · 2596 mm wheelbase · 6.4 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2014 | 1.6 petrol · 193 hp · 1373 kg · 2596 mm wheelbase · 6.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1.6 petrol · 174 hp · 1390 kg · 2596 mm wheelbase · 6.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.6 petrol · 172 hp · 1387 kg · 2596 mm wheelbase · 6.6 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.6 petrol · 172 hp · 1382 kg · 2580 mm wheelbase · 6.6 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 1.6 petrol · 1373 kg · 2597 mm wheelbase · 6.7 L/100km (NEDC) |