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Peugeot Bipper 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

48.3% of 4,264 MOT tests of the Peugeot Bipper first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 106.8 (95% CI 102.2–111.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 Peugeot Bipper fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Peugeot Bipper built in 2008 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time48.3%all ages tested2019–20244264
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.2–111.4)106.8index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20244264
Rank among this model's 11 build years10of 111 = fails least for its age2019–20244264
Tested in 2024510testsmedian 131,401 miles2024510
line · Peugeot Bipper built 2008 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2008 44.9% vs model normal 45.4% at age 11 · 2019–2024
Built 2008 against Peugeot Bipper normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 44.9% vs 45.4%; age 12: 46.8% vs 43.3%; age 13: 49.1% vs 44.7%; age 14: 51.9% vs 45.6%; age 15: 50.7% vs 47%; age 16: 47.6% vs 46%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2008 Peugeot Bipper by registration · All Peugeot Bipper MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2008 Peugeot Bipper fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Peugeot Bipper built 2008: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
1188944.941.6–48.245.498.9
1278646.843.4–50.343.3108
1376449.145.6–52.644.7109.7
1469051.948.2–55.645.6113.7
1562550.746.8–54.647107.9
1651047.643.3–5246103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,264 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2008 Peugeot Bipper?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 53.6 items per 100 first tests, against 30.4 across all build years of the Peugeot Bipper. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Peugeot Bipper built 2008 against the Peugeot Bipper in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2008, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment53.630.42,285
Suspension44.2301,885
Visibility26.218.41,117
Tyres14.712.5626
Body, chassis, structure13.85.5587

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,264 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Peugeot Bipper, 2008 ranks 10 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 103.6.

Peugeot Bipper build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2008106.8102.2–111.4worse4,264
2009103.6100.7–106.6worse10,297
201094.692.7–96.5better23,592
201196.494.6–98.3better26,725
2012102.9100.0–105.7no different12,163
2013100.998.5–103.4no different16,124
2014104.4101.7–107.0worse14,968
2015103.7101.1–106.2worse16,683
2016102.799.0–106.4no different8,671
201793.289.3–97.1better7,231
2018107.884.2–131.4no different (rough estimate)244

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 140,962 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Peugeot Bipper 2008 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/peugeot-bipper/2008/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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