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Peugeot Unclassified
MOT 2024

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Peugeot

Unclassified

9,666 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Unclassifieds pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 6.8 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

84.3%

Pass-after-fix

4.1%

Fail

10.7%

Avg miles

39,508

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 · 9,666 tests

Pass rate climbs 9.8 points across the cohorts — newer Unclassified examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 5,793

Pass

81.8%

Fail

12.9%

PRS

4.3%

Avg mileage at test

51,046 mi

2018–2020 cohort 3,079

Pass

87.2%

Fail

7.9%

PRS

4.3%

Avg mileage at test

24,005 mi

2021+ cohort 794

Pass

91.6%

Fail

5.7%

PRS

2.3%

Avg mileage at test

16,177 mi

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

The picture

Unclassified: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 5,681 MOT tests, the Unclassified returns 84.8% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. Windscreen damage and wipers that don't clear the screen round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 38,197, 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

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

    212 occurrences · 2.2% of tests

  2. 02

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

    110 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  3. 03

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    97 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  4. 04

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    96 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  5. 05

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

    83 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  6. 06

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

    76 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  7. 07

    Wiper blade defective

    66 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  8. 08

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

    66 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  9. 09

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    57 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  10. 10

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

    55 occurrences · 0.6% 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 Unclassified'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 9.8-point gap between bands means the year you buy Peugeot Unclassified has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

91.6%

2021+ registration

the 2021-on band climbs to 91.6% — a 9.8-point improvement. Tests in this band average 16,177 miles — roughly 35K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: blade defective, damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view — 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

81.8%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 81.8% pass rate against a fleet average of 91.6% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, constant velocity boot severely deteriorated, and damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view. Average mileage on test for this band is 51,046 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2021+ (91.6% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (81.8% pass). That's a 9.8-point spread across 5,793 older tests and 794 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.

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H7 / W21W bulb pack

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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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Recall history

2 UK recalls on record.

The Unclassified has 2 official UK vehicle recalls covering defect details, remedies, and affected build dates.

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Buying or keeping an Unclassified?

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 Unclassified 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.