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Peugeot Premier Reliability

The Peugeot Premier (current generation) scores 33/100 on our composite reliability index — poor territory — drawn from DVSA data.

Composite Score
33
/ 100
Poor
Sources: DVSA · latest 2023
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Reliability by Source

Each independent organization measures reliability differently. TÜV reports inspection defect rates by age band. ADAC reports pan-European breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. NHTSA aggregates US consumer complaints. DVSA MOT data is the UK fleet's annual safety inspection — every car 3+ years old. Lower variance across sources = higher confidence in the composite.

DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2009–2020 · 2023 report · n=841
841 UK MOT tests · overall 36.7% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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33
/ 100

UK MOT Reliability Detail

Based on 841 MOT tests in the UK during the 2023 reporting period. Score for each age band reflects this model's fail rate vs the UK-fleet baseline fail rate at the same age — a generation-aware metric.

Age 35 yrs
20
25.0% fail vs 10.9% fleet
128 tests
Age 69 yrs
33
37.0% fail vs 19.2% fleet
595 tests
Age 1014 yrs
50
48.3% fail vs 32.1% fleet
118 tests

Most Common MOT Failure Categories

#1
Registration plate lamp(s)
88
26.8%
#2
Joints
81
24.7%
#3
Ball joint
56
17.1%
#4
Position lamp
54
16.5%
#5
Coil spring
49
14.9%

Categories ranked across all MOT tests of this model in the UK during the 2023 period. "Condition" covers cosmetic / wear issues; suspension and braking dominate the rest.

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