2016 Peugeot Expert MOT pass rate: 69.4% (11,878 tests)

2016-registered Peugeot Experts passed 69.4% of 11,878 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 11.9 points worse than same-age cars (81.4%). This is one of the lower-scoring Expert years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

69.4%Pass rate, 2016 cars

88.1Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

11,878Tests analysed

84,926 miMedian mileage at test

66.7% / 69.4%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2016 Expert getting worse?

Pass rate of 2016-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	71.0% -12.2 vs same-age
2024	69.1% -12.1 vs same-age
2025	68.1% -11.5 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2016 Expert

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3,419	31.6%
2	Body, chassis, structure	2,242	20.7%
3	Brakes	1,344	12.4%
4	Suspension	1,288	11.9%
5	Tyres	903	8.3%
6	Visibility	792	7.3%

All Expert years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2004	1,617	55.6%	-8.7 pts	113,031
2005	2,796	54.4%	-10.0 pts	117,578
2006	3,670	57.4%	-7.0 pts	118,484
2007	6,046	58.9%	-6.2 pts	140,497
2008	6,836	58.5%	-6.7 pts	141,992
2009	5,208	60.5%	-5.9 pts	136,588
2010	6,037	61.0%	-6.3 pts	135,038
2011	7,172	62.5%	-6.7 pts	125,834
2012	6,973	63.3%	-7.9 pts	120,773
2013	5,925	63.5%	-9.9 pts	121,518
2014	10,082	70.6%	-5.3 pts	99,694
2015	14,323	72.5%	-6.2 pts	84,739
2016 (this page)	11,878	69.4%	-11.9 pts	84,926
2017	12,564	81.0%	-3.1 pts	80,628
2018	14,670	82.3%	-4.1 pts	74,577
2019	14,679	87.2%	-1.2 pts	50,551
2020	1,505	81.9%	-8.1 pts	46,791

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Peugeot Expert years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2016 Peugeot Expert reliable?

2016-registered examples passed 69.4% of their MOT tests (11,878 tests, 2023–2025), -11.9 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 10 years old with a median 84,926 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2016 Expert?

The median tested example shows 84,926 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.