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Peugeot Bipper, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

14,460 Peugeot Bippers are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 56.2% of initial MOT tests, 16.1 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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Peugeot Bipper at the MOT

56.2% of 17,324 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Bipper 524th of 575 models. Peugeot Bippers aged 6 to 10 years passed 59.3% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 54.5%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Peugeot Bipper56.2%
  • All Peugeot modelsThe Bipper is 10.6 pts behind66.8%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Peugeot Bipper tests in 2025.

  • 6 to 10 years5,846 tests59.3%
  • 11 years and over11,477 tests54.5%

Where Bippers fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Peugeot Bipper tests in 2025.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.7%
  • Suspension26.9%
  • Tyres10.6%
  • Visibility9%
  • Brakes8.2%

The items testers recorded most often were coil spring fractured or broken (7.8%), shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (6.2%) and position lamp not working (4.8%).

The MOT page lists every common Bipper MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Peugeot Bipper MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Bipper's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.28.7% of Bipper failure items

  2. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.26.9% of Bipper failure items

  3. Tyres

    Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.10.6% of Bipper failure items

Peugeot Bippers in the UK

14,460 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 39% since the end of 2014, and 49% from its peak of 28,078 at the end of 2017.

Change since 2014
−39%from 23,849 licensed
Typical year of first use
2013half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2013 or earlier
Declared off the road
3,28619% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Peugeot Bippers since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 201423,849
End of 201526,396
End of 201627,610
End of 201728,078
End of 201827,343
End of 201925,929
End of 202024,855
End of 202123,672
End of 202222,365
End of 202320,279
End of 202417,948
End of 202515,558
End of June 202614,460

How old they are

Licensed Peugeot Bippers by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year
Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
20185660
20171,2001,473
20161,1301,597
20152,0813,215
20141,691
20131,730
20121,175
20112,894
20102,292
2009953
2008324

2,081 Bippers first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 65% of the 3,215 first registered that year.

Bipper engines and fuel

1.3 litre engines made up 55% of Peugeot Bipper MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.4 litre at 45%. Diesel accounts for 99% of licensed Bippers and petrol for 1.3%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 17,321 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 1.3 litre55.4%
  • 1.4 litre44.5%

Fuel type, licensed Bippers

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol1861%
Diesel14,27499%

Peugeot Bipper recalls

5 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Peugeot Bipper. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Bipper is affected.

  1. Oct 2013 R/2013/107

    Inability to change gear

    Bippers built Apr 2008 to Aug 2010 · 428 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Over time partial wear of the gearbox control harnesses may occur due to contact with surrounding components. Gear selection may be affected as a result of electrical faults in some rare cases including the lighting of the warning lamp on the instrument panel and the driveability of the vehicle may be compromised.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to check the condition of the gearbox control harness and where necessary fit additional protection.

  2. Jan 2013 R/2013/003

    Braking assistance may be reduced

    Bippers built Jun 2012 to Aug 2012 · 78 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    One of the vacuum hose unions in the braking system may not be to specification. This could cause a reduction in braking assistance.
    Remedy
    Check and if necessary replace the hose.

  3. Nov 2012 R/2012/135

    Engine may fail

    Bippers built May 2010 to Jul 2010 · 1,851 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    It is possible that the con-rod bearing shells will not conform to manufacturer specification. This could lead to premature deterioration of the shells and in time cause the engine to fail.
    Remedy
    To replace the con-rod bearing shells

  4. Oct 2012 R/2012/098

    Rear cross member may crack

    Bippers built Mar 2009 to Sep 2010 · 6,192 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Over a period of time a small crack can appear on the rear axle cross member particularly under conditions of repeated maximum suspension travel. The small crack could increase in size and eventually lead to the rear wheel rubbing on the wheel arch.
    Remedy
    Replace the rear axle cross member and suspension bump stops.

  5. Nov 2010 R/2010/186

    Engine may fail

    Bippers built May 2010 · 132 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    There may be a fault in the machining of the crankshaft that could lead to a lubrication problem which overtime could lead to the engine seizing.
    Remedy
    The recalled vehicles will have the engine replaced.
How to check a specific Bipper for recalls

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Peugeot Bipper FAQs

How many Peugeot Bippers are there in the UK?

14,460 Peugeot Bippers were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 3,286 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Peugeot Bipper reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 56.2% first-time pass rate for the Peugeot Bipper across 17,324 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Peugeot Bipper had any recalls?

5 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Peugeot Bipper. The most recent was published in October 2013. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Peugeot Bipper?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and tyres. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Peugeot Bipper's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Peugeot history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Peugeot VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.