72.3%
Peugeot Boxer pass rate
Used Peugeot Boxer buying guide
In 2025, Peugeot Boxer cars passed 72.3% of 54,810 initial MOT tests, in line with the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Peugeot Boxer MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
0
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Boxer sits 307th of 575 models in the data. Peugeot as a brand averaged 66.8%, so this model runs 5.6 points ahead of its own brand. Peugeot Boxer cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 82.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 67.7%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Peugeot Boxer MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Boxer compares with similar cars.
Boxer fuel types
Diesel made up 97.2% of Peugeot Boxer MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the Boxer fails its MOT
Where Peugeot Boxer cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (6%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.9%) and service brake performance excessively binding (3.1%). See every common Boxer MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Peugeot Boxer that failed, not a claim that every Boxer has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Boxer?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at 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. 29.3% of Boxer failure items.
2
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 19.1% of Boxer failure items.
3
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 17% of Boxer failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 11.6% of Boxer failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 9.3% of Boxer failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Peugeot Boxer failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Peugeot models
The most-tested Peugeot models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Boxer.
Used Peugeot Boxer FAQs
Is the Peugeot Boxer 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 72.3% first-time pass rate for the Peugeot Boxer across 54,810 tests in 2025, in line with the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Peugeot Boxer cars fail their MOT more often?
Peugeot Boxer cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 82.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 67.7%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Peugeot Boxer?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and suspension. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Peugeot Boxer'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.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.