Model Reports 4 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Peugeot Partner 2022: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 74 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2022 Peugeot Partner were passes. Most common reason for a fail: Headlight aim.

Summary

The 2022 Peugeot Partner follows the pattern of the model years either side.

At a glance

How 6,506 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
74 in every 100
Did not pass first time
26 in every 1001,700 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
3 yearsabout 40,755 miles
First tests counted
6,506

What failed most often

  1. Headlight aim14 in every 100 failed tests
  2. Horn12 in every 100 failed tests
  3. Windscreen wipers (front)10 in every 100 failed tests

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2022 Peugeot Partner vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. A wear pattern follows age and use more than the way the car was built. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Lamps and electrical

Three faults and one wear pattern. The strongest is the horn: 19 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 1,700 failed first attempts in 2025 that had a mileage recorded, which allows a like-for-like comparison.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Horn

Failed on 201 first tests19 times as often as similar carsStrong evidence

What it means

A horn that does not work, or is likely to be confused with an emergency vehicle siren, is graded Major. Gongs, bells, sirens and anything with more than one tone, which includes a horn that alternates between its notes, are not allowed, except a gong, bell or siren on vehicles first used before a set date. Sound defects are Minor for named cases such as a bell or harsh sound, and Major under a general row.

Number plate lights (rear)

Failed on 153 first tests4.2 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Registration plate lamps must light up the rear registration plate and operate at the same time as the position lamps. A missing or inoperative lamp is Major when the plate has only one lamp or all its lamps are not working, and Minor when the plate has several lamps or light sources and not all have failed. A lamp throwing direct white light to the rear is also Minor.

Headlight (front)

Failed on 121 first tests3.3 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

On vehicles first used on or after a set date, a halogen headlamp unit converted to take HID or LED bulbs fails for light source and lamp not compatible, which is Major. A complete unit built with those light sources is not failed for that. The precise position of the lamps is not part of the inspection beyond a visual look to see that they sit at about the same height and distance from each side.

Headlight aim not tested (front)

Failed on 23 first tests3.1 times as often as similar carsWear pattern

What it means

Headlamp aim recorded as not tested, or unable to be tested, is a Major failure. These results must only be used where it becomes apparent during the test that the item cannot be tested, and this could not have been identified before starting. The reason must be included in the additional information box.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Steering

One fault: track rod end (front), 3.6 times as often as on similar cars.

Track rod end (front)

Failed on 37 first tests3.6 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play is Major, and one worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment is graded Dangerous. A dust cover that is damaged but still keeps dirt out is Minor, and one missing or no longer keeping dirt out is Major. Testers must tell wear from a joint's built-in clearance or spring loading.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Body and structure

One fault: drive shaft joints and boots (front), 3.6 times as often as on similar cars.

Drive shaft joints and boots (front)

Failed on 64 first tests3.6 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A constant velocity boot that is only severely deteriorated is Minor. It is Major once it is missing, split or insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. A transmission joint excessively worn is Major, and graded Dangerous when it is so worn it is likely to fail.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Brakes

One fault and one wear pattern. The strongest is the brake performance (roller test, rear): 3.0 times as often as on similar cars.

Brake performance (roller test, rear)

Failed on 40 first tests3.0 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A wheel with no recorded braking effort on the roller test is graded Dangerous. Inadequate effort, a brake grabbing severely, abnormal lag and excessive fluctuation in effort are each Major. So is significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied, which indicates a binding brake.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 43 first tests, 3.6 times as often as on similar cars.

Brake discs (rear)

Failed on 52 first tests2.6 times as often as similar carsWear pattern

What it means

A brake disc or drum must be significantly worn before it is rejected, and being worn below the manufacturer's recommended limits is not a reason in itself. Significantly and obviously worn is Major, as is contamination with oil or grease. A disc or drum that is fractured, insecure, seriously weakened or missing is graded Dangerous.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 240 first tests, 2.2 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
74in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
8in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
18in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 73.9% of 6,506 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 82.3%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 8 fixed and the 18 not fixed make the 26 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

By fuel type

First testsTypical mileagePassed first time, as tested
Diesel5,07847,463 miles69
Electric1,42721,301 miles92

Figures are in every 100 first tests.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

4060801002005201020152022Older cars
40608010020102022Older cars

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
200248 in every 100427
200348 in every 100814
200450 in every 100953
200551 in every 1001,180
200654 in every 1001,639
200751 in every 1001,849
200850 in every 1002,297
200950 in every 1003,280
201051 in every 1004,432
201152 in every 1005,938
201259 in every 10010,027
201353 in every 1008,587
201458 in every 10012,849
201561 in every 10012,262
201659 in every 10012,508
201760 in every 10013,059
201861 in every 10013,167
201973 in every 10011,981
202078 in every 1009,489
202172 in every 10010,020
2022 This car74 in every 1006,506

If you are buying one

What this year's MOT record means for the decision in front of you.

Mileage matters most on a 2022 Partner.

Of 2022 Partner vehicles with under 22,000 miles, 88 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 65,000 miles or more, 63 in every 100 did.

Under 22,0001,302 tests
88
22,000–35,0001,331 tests
79
35,000–47,000 Typical car1,229 tests
74
47,000–65,0001,359 tests
65
65,000 and over1,284 tests
63

What to check at your mileage

How often each fault turned up on a failed first test, by the car's mileage. Read it as: what is likely to need looking at on a car like the one in front of you.

Under 22,00035,000–47,00065,000 and over
Headlight aim1.53.66.2
Horn1.94.13.5
Windscreen wipers (front)1.72.83.3
Number plate lights0.51.55.7
Headlight (front)0.51.62.6

Faults per 100 first tests, by the car's mileage at the test.

When a car fails

43in every 100

of failed cars had one item to fix.

28in every 100

of failed cars had three or more items to fix.

5in every 100

of all first tests had a defect the tester marked dangerous (unsafe to drive away).

Every figure here is a first-attempt MOT rate from DVSA open data for this model line, for cars of this model year tested in 2025. Each mileage band holds a fifth of the tests. MOTs do not test engine or gearbox internals, so this is a pre-purchase checklist, not a full reliability score.

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

The 2022 Peugeot Partner follows the pattern of the model years either side. Its main cause of failure was Headlight aim, about 14 in every 100 failed tests. In 2025, 73.9% of 6,506 first MOTs on the 2022 Peugeot Partner passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 82.3%. Among 1,700 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Horn appears more often than on similar cars (11.8% of those tests; 201 observed failures; about 19× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2022 Peugeot Partner at the first attempt were Headlight aim (13.6%), Horn (11.8%) and Windscreen wipers (front) (10.4%), each as a share of the year's failed first attempts. That is what goes wrong most often on the car. The common faults table shows a different measure: faults that are unusual compared with similar cars.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Horn (11.8% of those tests; 201 observed failures; about 19× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Horn shows up more often than on similar cars (11.8% of those tests; 201 observed failures; about 19× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2022 Peugeot Partner include Horn, Number plate lights (rear), Track rod end (front). These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2022 Peugeot Partner (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

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