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Peugeot Boxer
MOT 2023
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Boxer

127,730 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where Boxers pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 1.8 points below the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — buyers should expect more first-time fails than the typical UK car.

Pass

73.9%

Pass-after-fix

5.2%

Fail

20.0%

Avg miles

73,737

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Boxer: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 127,730 MOT tests, the Boxer returns 73.9% first-time pass — below the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is windscreen damage. A number-plate lamp out and a weak handbrake round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 73,737, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    6,550 occurrences · 5.1% of tests

  2. 02

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    4,938 occurrences · 3.9% of tests

  3. 03

    Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement

    4,415 occurrences · 3.5% of tests

  4. 04

    The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired

    3,241 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  5. 05

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    3,041 occurrences · 2.4% of tests

  6. 06

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    2,728 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  7. 07

    Obligatory mirror or device slightly damaged or loose

    2,547 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  8. 08

    Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value

    2,285 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  9. 09

    A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light

    2,054 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  10. 10

    A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    1,931 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 2 failures

£28–£80

If every one of this Boxer's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

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Buying or keeping a Boxer?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Boxer and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.