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

3,866 Peugeot Travellers are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 75.9% of initial MOT tests, 3.6 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Peugeot Traveller at the MOT

75.9% of 2,079 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Traveller 253rd of 575 models. Peugeot Travellers aged 3 to 5 years passed 80.2% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 74%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Peugeot Traveller75.9%
  • All Peugeot modelsThe Traveller is 9.1 pts ahead66.8%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Peugeot Traveller tests in 2025.

  • 3 to 5 years772 tests80.2%
  • 6 to 10 years1,036 tests74%

Where Travellers fail

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

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment26.7%
  • Tyres22.5%
  • Visibility16.6%
  • Body, chassis, structure9.9%
  • Brakes9.1%

The items testers recorded most often were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (13%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (8.3%) and joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (7.3%).

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

Full Peugeot Traveller MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Traveller'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.26.7% of Traveller failure items

  2. 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.22.5% of Traveller failure items

  3. Visibility

    Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly.16.6% of Traveller failure items

Peugeot Travellers in the UK

3,866 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 242% since the end of 2018.

Change since 2018
+242%from 1,130 licensed
First registered in 2025
628against 751 in 2019
Declared off the road
661.7% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Peugeot Travellers since 2016

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 201641
End of 2017564
End of 20181,130
End of 20191,768
End of 20202,249
End of 20212,543
End of 20222,678
End of 20232,818
End of 20243,209
End of 20253,803
End of June 20263,866

Traveller engines and fuel

2.0 litre engines made up 64% of Peugeot Traveller MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.6 litre at 16%. Diesel accounts for 67% of licensed Travellers and battery electric for 33%. Electric examples were 12.9% of tests.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 2,079 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 2.0 litre63.6%
  • 1.6 litre15.9%
  • 1.5 litre7.6%

Fuel type, licensed Travellers

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Diesel2,59767%
Battery electric1,26933%

Peugeot Traveller recalls

51 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Peugeot Traveller. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Traveller is affected.

  1. Dec 2025 R/2026/008

    Peugeot Traveller/Expert (K0)Rifter/Partner (K9) IVI s/w via OTA update

    Travellers built Dec 2023 to Jul 2025

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Affected vehicle may face a black screen on the Instrument Panel Cluster with several functions not available to view.
    Remedy
    Update the In-Vehicle-Infotainment software via Over-the-Air.

  2. Nov 2025 R/2025/499

    Peugeot Expert Traveller (K0) Low In-use performance ratio - ECM software

    Travellers built May 2022 to Jan 2024 · 2,543 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On affected vehicles there is an issue with the Engine Control Module (ECM) calibration which may lead to non-compliance with regulatory emission requirements.
    Remedy
    Update the ECM calibration.

  3. Sep 2025 R/2025/413

    Peugeot Traveller/Expert4- Rear Brake Discs

    Travellers built Jan 2024 · 9 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Affected vehicles may have been equipped with rear brake discs out of specification. These brake discs have insufficient contact with the wheel hub resulting in abnormal stress concentration.
    Remedy
    Check the rear brake discs and replace them and the brake pads if necessary.

  4. Aug 2025 R/2025/344

    Emission recall - On Board Diagnostics

    Travellers built Jun 2017 to Oct 2021

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Vehicles may be affected by incorrect performance of the On-Board-Diagnostics related to Selective Catalytic Reduction system and/or Diesel Particle Filter. The Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) may not illuminate in the event of a malfunction and therefore does not comply with emission regulations.
    Remedy
    Update the Engine Control Unit software to ensure compliance to regulations.

  5. Jul 2025 R/2025/246

    Peugeot DV5R Engines Camshaft Chain

    Travellers built Jan 2018 to May 2022 · 83,064 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Vehicles may be affected by premature wearing of the camshaft drive chain leading to abnormal noise or to a breakage of the chain in the worst case.
    Remedy
    Update the software to improve oil pressure and reduce wear. Check the engine noise and replace the chain if required. If no problem found change the oil to one with higher viscosity and special anti-wear additives.

  6. Mar 2025 R/2025/120

    Traction Battery software

    Travellers built Jul 2022 to Nov 2022 · 2,550 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Affected vehicles may face an error in the Battery Monitoring Unit software.
    Remedy
    Update the Battery Monitoring Unit software.

  7. Nov 2024 R/2024/456

    Peugeot Traveller/Expert K0 Seat Fixation

    Travellers built Aug 2024 to Oct 2024 · 703 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On affected vehicles there may be insufficient fixing on the 1st and/or 2nd row of seats that could potentially allow seat movement in the event of a collision
    Remedy
    On the affected vehicles seat fixings will be reworked

  8. May 2023 R/2023/140

    On affected vehicles the AC compressor stator wiring could develop a fault leading to current loss inside the AC compressor that could result in a vehicle powertrain shutdown when driving

    Travellers built Mar 2020 to Dec 2022 · 29,537 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Reprogram the Powertrain Diagnosis ECU with updated software.
How to check a specific Traveller for recalls

Other Peugeot models

The most-tested Peugeot models in 2025, against the Traveller's 75.9% MOT pass rate.

All 24 Peugeot models

Peugeot Traveller FAQs

How many Peugeot Travellers are there in the UK?

3,866 Peugeot Travellers were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 66 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Peugeot Traveller 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 75.9% first-time pass rate for the Peugeot Traveller across 2,079 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Peugeot Traveller had any recalls?

51 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Peugeot Traveller. The most recent was published in December 2025. 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 Traveller?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, tyres and visibility. 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 Traveller'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.