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Does the Peugeot Bipper fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Peugeot Bipper records 4.51 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.35 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.16, 95% interval +0.05 to +0.27). It ranks 229 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot Bipper is “Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction”, recorded 2,960 times in 2019–2024.

Peugeot Bipper: most frequent noise, emissions and leaks defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction2,9602.10
Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit8530.60
Emissions test unable to be completed5680.40
Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit4500.32
Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users4290.30

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 141,042 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Peugeot Bipper gets a noise, emissions and leaks advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.2% of Peugeot Bipper MOTs with a noise, emissions and leaks advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,413 miles later (9,830 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,830 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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