Does the Peugeot Partner fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Peugeot Partner records 34.46 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 25.95 expected for a lcv of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+8.51, 95% interval +8.38 to +8.64). It ranks 91 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot Partner is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 65,350 times in 2019–2024.

Peugeot Partner: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	65,350	7.74
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	45,830	5.43
Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	37,044	4.39
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps	25,442	3.01
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	20,490	2.43

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 843,908 (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 Partner gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?

32.7% of Peugeot Partner MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 7,895 miles later (23,057 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 23,057 (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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Does the Peugeot Partner fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

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