Does the Peugeot E7 fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?
The Peugeot E7 records 10.72 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.00 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+8.72, 95% interval +7.92 to +9.53). It ranks 11 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 E7 is “Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit”, recorded 209 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit | 209 | 3.31 |
| Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction | 142 | 2.25 |
| Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit | 137 | 2.17 |
| Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour | 54 | 0.85 |
| Emissions test unable to be completed | 41 | 0.65 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,322 (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 E7 gets a noise, emissions and leaks advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.4% of Peugeot E7 MOTs with a noise, emissions and leaks advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 11.8 months and 15,960 miles later (543 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 543 (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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