Model Reports 4 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Peugeot Rifter 2019: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 82 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2019 Peugeot Rifter were passes.

Summary

A 2019 Peugeot Rifter passed first time about 4 in every 100 more often than the average of the 2018 and 2020 model years.

At a glance

How 3,066 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
82 in every 100
Did not pass first time
18 in every 100550 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
6 yearsabout 36,525 miles
First tests counted
3,066

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 2019 Peugeot Rifter vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Lamps and electrical

Two faults. The strongest is the individual direction indicators (rear): 11 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 550 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.

Individual direction indicators (rear)

Failed on 22 first tests11 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Direction indicators must be amber, though vehicles first used before a set date may have white at the front and red at the rear when the indicators are combined with stop or position lamps, and sequential or dynamic ones are not a reason to fail. A lamp that is missing, inoperative or has more than half of a multiple light source not functioning is graded Major. A flashing rate outside the permitted range is graded Minor.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 20 first tests, 15 times as often as on similar cars.

Headlight (front)

Failed on 38 first tests2.9 times as often as similar carsPossible 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.

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

Body and structure

One fault: drive shaft joints and boots (front), 4.6 times as often as on similar cars.

Drive shaft joints and boots (front)

Failed on 45 first tests4.6 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.

MOT pass rates

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

Passed first time
82in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
5in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
13in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 82.1% of 3,066 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 86.8%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 5 fixed and the 13 not fixed make the 18 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Petrol and diesel

First testsTypical mileagePassed first time, as testedPassed first time, same mileage
Diesel2,68736,087 miles8282
Petrol37938,749 miles8384

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Cars with more miles usually fail more often, so the same-mileage figure gives every fuel the mileage mix of all the cars in this year.

Same model, other years

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

40608010020182019202020212022Older carsNewer cars
40608010020182019202020212022Newer cars

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb. A year earlier (2024), when these cars were a year younger, 81 in every 100 passed first time.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
201878 in every 100453
2019 This car82 in every 1003,066
202079 in every 1002,339
202174 in every 1001,667
202285 in every 1001,454

If you are buying one

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

Mileage matters most on a 2019 Rifter.

Of 2019 Rifter vehicles with under 19,000 miles, 87 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 56,000 miles or more, 75 in every 100 did.

Under 19,000594 tests
87
19,000–31,000622 tests
87
31,000–42,000 Typical car641 tests
85
42,000–56,000597 tests
77
56,000 and over612 tests
75

Petrol or diesel?

Typical mileagePassed first time,
as tested		Passed first time,
same mileage
Diesel36,087 miles8282
Petrol38,749 miles8384

Figures are in every 100 first tests. At the same mileage there is no clear difference between the two.

When a car fails

51in every 100

of failed cars had one item to fix.

19in every 100

of failed cars had three or more items to fix.

4in 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.

A 2019 Peugeot Rifter passed first time about 4 in every 100 more often than the average of the 2018 and 2020 model years. In 2025, 82.1% of 3,066 first MOTs on the 2019 Peugeot Rifter passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 86.8%. Among 550 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Individual direction indicators (rear) appears more often than on similar cars (4.0% of those tests; 22 observed failures; about 11× 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.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Individual direction indicators (rear) (4.0% of those tests; 22 observed failures; about 11× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Individual direction indicators (rear) shows up more often than on similar cars (4.0% of those tests; 22 observed failures; about 11× 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 2019 Peugeot Rifter include Individual direction indicators (rear), Drive shaft joints and boots (front), Headlight (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 2019 Peugeot Rifter (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.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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