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Peugeot Bipper 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

41.5% of 12,163 MOT tests of the Peugeot Bipper first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 102.9 (95% CI 100.0–105.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Peugeot Bipper built in 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time41.5%all ages tested2019–202412163
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 100.0–105.7)102.9index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202412163
Rank among this model's 11 build years6of 111 = fails least for its age2019–202412163
Tested in 20241590testsmedian 99,905 miles20241590
line · Peugeot Bipper built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 38.4% vs model normal 42.6% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Peugeot Bipper normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 38.4% vs 42.6%; age 8: 40.1% vs 39.4%; age 9: 43.6% vs 38.5%; age 10: 42.7% vs 39.5%; age 11: 43% vs 40.6%; age 12: 41.9% vs 41.5%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2012 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 2012 Peugeot Bipper fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: 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)
72,39738.436.5–40.442.690.3
82,16940.138.1–42.239.4101.8
92,15843.641.5–45.738.5113.3
102,02942.740.5–44.839.5108.1
111,8204340.8–45.340.6106
121,59041.939.5–44.341.5100.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,163 (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 2012 Peugeot Bipper?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 31.6 items per 100 first tests, against 30 across all build years of the Peugeot Bipper. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Peugeot Bipper built 2012 against the Peugeot Bipper in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension31.6303,839
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment27.930.43,397
Visibility17.418.42,122
Tyres13.312.51,616
Brakes9.29.41,121

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,163 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Peugeot Bipper, 2012 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 96.4. 2013: index 100.9.

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 2012 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/2012/

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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