Peugeot Expert 2004: MOT failure rate for its age

52.8% of 7,034 MOT tests of the Peugeot Expert first registered in 2004 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 100.7 (95% CI 97.4–103.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2004 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Peugeot Expert built in 2004 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	52.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	7034
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.4–103.9)	100.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	7034
Rank among this model's 21 build years	15	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	7034
Tested in 2024	526	tests	median 132,032 miles	2024	526

Built 2004 against Peugeot Expert normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 15: 53.3% vs 56.1%; age 16: 52.9% vs 51.3%; age 17: 54.4% vs 51.7%; age 18: 51.1% vs 50.7%; age 19: 51.3% vs 50.8%; age 20: 51.7% vs 48%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2004 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 2004 Peugeot Expert fail at each age?

Cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20 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 2004: 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)
15	2,068	53.3	51.1–55.4	56.1	95
16	1,483	52.9	50.4–55.5	51.3	103.1
17	1,218	54.4	51.5–57.1	51.7	105.1
18	997	51.1	48–54.1	50.7	100.8
19	742	51.3	47.8–54.9	50.8	101.1
20	526	51.7	47.4–56	48	107.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,034 (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 2004 Peugeot Expert?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2004 is suspension: 60 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 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Peugeot Expert built 2004 against the Peugeot Expert in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2004, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	60	19.3	4,222
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	48.8	33.9	3,430
Body, chassis, structure	48.7	23.1	3,425
Brakes	28.9	15.7	2,030
Visibility	22.3	15.2	1,568

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,034 (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 2004 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the Peugeot Expert, 2004 ranks 15 (1 = fails least for its age). 2003: index 96.3. 2005: index 100.4.

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 2004 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/2004/

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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