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Peugeot Horizon
MOT 2024

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Peugeot

Horizon

15,144 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Horizons pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 2.6 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

74.9%

Pass-after-fix

6.2%

Fail

18.3%

Avg miles

54,706

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 · 15,144 tests

Pass rate climbs 10.6 points across the cohorts — newer Horizon examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 12,106

Pass

73.7%

Fail

19.5%

PRS

6.1%

Avg mileage at test

61,366 mi

2018–2020 cohort 2,482

Pass

78.4%

Fail

14.1%

PRS

7.1%

Avg mileage at test

31,099 mi

2021+ cohort 556

Pass

84.3%

Fail

10.6%

PRS

4.3%

Avg mileage at test

15,384 mi

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

The picture

Peugeot Horizon: mixed MOT record across 10,354 tests

The Peugeot Horizon is a diesel-powered car sold in the UK market across multiple generations, covering a broad date range in the test population.

MOT data from 10,354 tests puts this car on a 75.0% first-time pass rate, roughly in line with the UK fleet average. Average mileage at test is 47,136 miles. The most common fail item is transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, followed by fractured or weakened suspension spring.

Buyers weighing up a used Horizon should treat the failure breakdown as a pre-purchase checklist. The pass rate is reasonable, but the gap between first attempt and a clean sheet narrows with age and mileage.

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

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

    677 occurrences · 4.5% of tests

  2. 02

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

    402 occurrences · 2.7% of tests

  3. 03

    A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened

    379 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  4. 04

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    289 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  5. 05

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    278 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  6. 06

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    227 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  7. 07

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    213 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  8. 08

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    198 occurrences · 1.3% of tests

  9. 09

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    173 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  10. 10

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

    159 occurrences · 1.0% 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

£88–£275

If every one of this Horizon'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 10.6-point gap between bands means the year you buy Peugeot Horizon has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

84.3%

2021+ registration

the 2021-on band climbs to 84.3% — a 10.6-point improvement. Tests in this band average 15,384 miles — roughly 46K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: does not clear the windscreen effectively, blade defective — 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

73.7%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 73.7% pass rate against a fleet average of 84.3% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no…, inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, and fractured or broken. Average mileage on test for this band is 61,366 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2021+ (84.3% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (73.7% pass). That's a 10.6-point spread across 12,106 older tests and 556 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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Buying or keeping a Horizon?

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 a Horizon 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.