Peugeot RCZ 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

22.3% of 1,269 MOT tests of the Peugeot RCZ first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 96.6 (95% CI 85.3–107.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Peugeot RCZ built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	22.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1269
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 85.3–107.8)	96.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1269
Rank among this model's 7 build years	3	of 7	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1269
Tested in 2024	244	tests	median 43,361 miles	2024	244

Built 2016 against Peugeot RCZ normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 11.3% vs n/a%; age 4: 18.5% vs 16.5%; age 5: 22.8% vs 20.8%; age 6: 23% vs 23.3%; age 7: 23.2% vs 25.6%; age 8: 24.2% vs 29.6%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 Peugeot RCZ by registration · All Peugeot RCZ 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 2016 Peugeot RCZ fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 RCZ built 2016: 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)
3	266 (rough estimate)	11.3	8–15.6	not available	not available
4	260 (rough estimate)	18.5	14.2–23.6	16.5	111.7
5	254 (rough estimate)	22.8	18.1–28.4	20.8	109.5
6	252 (rough estimate)	23	18.2–28.6	23.3	98.7
7	259 (rough estimate)	23.2	18.4–28.7	25.6	90.6
8	244 (rough estimate)	24.2	19.2–29.9	29.6	81.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,535 (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 2016 Peugeot RCZ?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is visibility: 8.2 items per 100 first tests, against 7 across all build years of the Peugeot RCZ. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Peugeot RCZ built 2016 against the Peugeot RCZ in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	8.2	7	126
Tyres	7	9.7	108
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	6.3	17.9	97
Brakes	3.3	7	51
Body, chassis, structure	2.4	5.8	37

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,535 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 7 published build years of the Peugeot RCZ, 2016 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 86.9.

Peugeot RCZ build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2010	105.7	102.3–109.0	worse	10,002
2011	104.9	102.2–107.6	worse	15,883
2012	99.5	96.5–102.6	no different	12,499
2013	100.9	97.8–104.1	no different	12,965
2014	92.2	88.6–95.7	better	9,827
2015	86.9	82.4–91.4	better	6,647
2016	96.6	85.3–107.8	no different (rough estimate)	1,269

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 69,092 (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 RCZ 2016 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-rcz/2016/

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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