Peugeot Expert 2003: MOT failure rate for its age

50.6% of 4,489 MOT tests of the Peugeot Expert first registered in 2003 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 96.3 (95% CI 92.3–100.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2003 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Peugeot Expert built in 2003 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	50.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	4489
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 92.3–100.2)	96.3	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	4489
Rank among this model's 21 build years	8	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	4489
Tested in 2024	388	tests	median 131,409 miles	2024	388

Built 2003 against Peugeot Expert normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 16: 53.2% vs 55.4%; age 17: 50% vs 52.2%; age 18: 50.5% vs 52.3%; age 19: 48.2% vs 50.6%; age 20: 47.6% vs 48.3%; age 21: 45.6% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2003 Peugeot Expert by registration · All Peugeot Expert 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 2003 Peugeot Expert fail at each age?

Cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21 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 Expert built 2003: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
16	1,448	53.2	50.7–55.8	55.4	96.2
17	1,008	50	46.9–53.1	52.2	95.8
18	863	50.5	47.2–53.8	52.3	96.5
19	670	48.2	44.4–52	50.6	95.4
20	500	47.6	43.3–52	48.3	98.5
21	388 (rough estimate)	45.6	40.7–50.6	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,877 (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 2003 Peugeot Expert?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2003 is suspension: 50.2 items per 100 first tests, against 19.3 across all build years of the Peugeot Expert. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2003 were tested at ages 16 to 21.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Peugeot Expert built 2003 against the Peugeot Expert in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2003, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	50.2	19.3	2,450
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	42.5	33.9	2,071
Body, chassis, structure	41.7	23.1	2,036
Brakes	27.6	15.7	1,345
Visibility	20.6	15.2	1,003

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,877 (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 2003 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the Peugeot Expert, 2003 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2002: index 100.1. 2004: index 100.7.

Peugeot Expert build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2000	92.6	82.0–103.2	no different (rough estimate)	588
2001	101.4	93.8–109.0	no different (rough estimate)	1,253
2002	100.1	94.8–105.5	no different (rough estimate)	2,512
2003	96.3	92.3–100.2	no different	4,489
2004	100.7	97.4–103.9	no different	7,034
2005	100.4	97.8–103.0	no different	10,768
2006	97.8	95.4–100.1	no different	13,164
2007	100.6	98.6–102.6	no different	18,457
2008	102.1	100.1–104.1	worse	19,292
2009	100.4	98.0–102.7	no different	13,721
2010	102.1	99.7–104.5	no different	14,719
2011	104.6	102.3–106.9	worse	16,783
2012	100.6	98.2–103.0	no different	15,375
2013	110.6	107.7–113.4	worse	12,887
2014	94.9	92.7–97.1	better	21,544
2015	95.9	94.0–97.9	better	30,057
2016	126.3	123.7–128.9	worse	24,779
2017	86.7	84.3–89.0	better	23,894
2018	94.7	92.0–97.4	better	20,925
2019	91.2	88.4–94.1	better	19,573
2020	77.4	73.1–81.7	better	7,696

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 299,510 (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 Expert 2003 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-expert/2003/

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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