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Peugeot Auto Sleepers
MOT 2024

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Peugeot

Auto Sleepers

1,708 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Auto Sleeperss pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 11.7 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

89.2%

Pass-after-fix

3.2%

Fail

7.1%

Avg miles

20,184

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

ULEZ borderline — check VRM

Some examples of this model are borderline — a small number of diesels were certified Euro 6 before September 2015. Check your registration on the government's ULEZ checker to be certain. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 · Bristol £9.00 .

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Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 1,708 tests

Pass rate climbs 9.6 points across the cohorts — newer Auto Sleepers examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 820

Pass

86.3%

Fail

10.7%

PRS

2.7%

Avg mileage at test

27,722 mi

2018–2020 cohort 643

Pass

90.4%

Fail

4.5%

PRS

4.5%

Avg mileage at test

14,628 mi

2021+ cohort 245

Pass

95.9%

Fail

1.6%

PRS

1.2%

Avg mileage at test

9,372 mi

Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.

The picture

Auto-Sleepers: a strong MOT record by UK norms

Across 839 MOT tests, the Auto-Sleepers returns 90.8% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is wipers that don't clear the screen. A defective wiper blade and windscreen damage round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 19,177, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 6–24

Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.

Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →

6–24

out of 50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

    An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction

    16 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  2. 02

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    13 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  3. 03

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    10 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  4. 04

    A lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning

    8 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  5. 05

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    8 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  6. 06

    Wiper blade defective

    8 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  7. 07

    Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced

    8 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  8. 08

    Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen

    6 occurrences · 0.4% of tests

  9. 09

    A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage

    5 occurrences · 0.3% of tests

  10. 10

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    5 occurrences · 0.3% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 2 failures

£28–£80

If every one of this Auto Sleepers's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 9.6-point gap between bands means the year you buy Peugeot Auto Sleepers has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

95.9%

2021+ registration

the 2021-on band climbs to 95.9% — a 9.6-point improvement. Tests in this band average 9,372 miles — roughly 18K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: has a serious fluid leak, warning lamp indicates a fault — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. Post-2020 examples are early in their MOT life and generally show the cleanest records.

Band to be cautious about

86.3%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 86.3% pass rate against a fleet average of 95.9% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, warning lamp indicates a fault, and with a multiple light source up to…. Average mileage on test for this band is 27,722 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2021+ (95.9% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (86.3% pass). That's a 9.6-point spread across 820 older tests and 245 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Buying or keeping an Auto Sleepers?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own an Auto Sleepers and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.