Does the Peugeot Traveller fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Peugeot Traveller records 7.89 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.55 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+4.34, 95% interval +3.63 to +5.04). It ranks 162 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 Traveller is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 221 times in 2019–2024.
| 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 | 221 | 3.61 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps | 50 | 0.82 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 34 | 0.56 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,124 (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
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