Peugeot RCZ MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Peugeot RCZ in Great Britain in 2025 — 10,309 tests. Figures cover every RCZ first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the RCZ ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
63.2%
9.1 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
10,309
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
7.5%
of RCZ first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
53,750
middle half: 41,250–71,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Peugeot RCZ cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 10,871 Peugeot RCZ cars that were taxed or on SORN: 9,670 taxed and 1,201 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Peugeot RCZ vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
9,670
89.0% of the 10,871 RCZ cars taxed or on SORN; 19 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
1,201
declared off the road by their keepers — 11.0% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed RCZ cars peaked at 12,169 at the end of 2016 and has since fallen by 2,499 (20.5%) to 9,670 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 97 at the end of 2014 to 1,201 at the end of 2025, up 1138.1%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed RCZ cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

05k10k15k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed RCZ cars, year 2014: 11kTaxed RCZ cars, year 2015: 12kTaxed RCZ cars, year 2016: 12kTaxed RCZ cars, year 2017: 12kTaxed RCZ cars, year 2018: 12kTaxed RCZ cars, year 2019: 12kTaxed RCZ cars, year 2020: 12kTaxed RCZ cars, year 2021: 11kTaxed RCZ cars, year 2022: 11kTaxed RCZ cars, year 2023: 11kTaxed RCZ cars, year 2024: 10kTaxed RCZ cars, year 2025: 10k10k
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YearTaxed RCZ cars
201411,142
201512,105
201612,169
201712,147
201812,000
201911,959
202011,713
202111,406
202211,196
202310,776
202410,285
20259,670

RCZ cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

05001k2k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)RCZ cars on SORN, year 2014: 97RCZ cars on SORN, year 2015: 117RCZ cars on SORN, year 2016: 124RCZ cars on SORN, year 2017: 162RCZ cars on SORN, year 2018: 217RCZ cars on SORN, year 2019: 251RCZ cars on SORN, year 2020: 377RCZ cars on SORN, year 2021: 437RCZ cars on SORN, year 2022: 549RCZ cars on SORN, year 2023: 711RCZ cars on SORN, year 2024: 974RCZ cars on SORN, year 2025: 1k1k
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YearRCZ cars on SORN
201497
2015117
2016124
2017162
2018217
2019251
2020377
2021437
2022549
2023711
2024974
20251,201

Which model years survive

Taxed RCZ cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 9,670 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed RCZ cars
20162412.5%
20151,03010.7%
20141,47515.3%
20131,92119.9%
20121,73718.0%
20112,06221.3%
20101,20112.4%
All other build years (two years, each under 1%)30.0%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name RCZ under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the RCZ ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, RCZ vs all cars, 2025.

Peugeot RCZAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Peugeot RCZ, vehicle age 10: 70.3%Peugeot RCZ, vehicle age 11: 67.7%Peugeot RCZ, vehicle age 12: 63.4%Peugeot RCZ, vehicle age 13: 61.8%Peugeot RCZ, vehicle age 14: 61.1%Peugeot RCZ, vehicle age 15: 55.6%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Peugeot RCZ 55.6%
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Age (years)RCZ testsRCZ pass rateAll cars
101,06970.3%71.9%
111,56067.7%68.6%
122,00463.4%65.8%
131,84661.8%63.5%
142,23061.1%61.2%
151,35355.6%59.3%

Better or worse than the average car?

The RCZ's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the RCZ beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

RCZ behind
-4-2+0+2+4Age 10: -1.6 points vs the average carAge 11: -0.9 points vs the average car11Age 12: -2.4 points vs the average carAge 13: -1.7 points vs the average car13Age 14: -0.1 points vs the average carAge 15: -3.7 points vs the average car15Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
10-1.6
11-0.9
12-2.4
13-1.7
14-0.1
15-3.7

The RCZ fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the RCZ fleet still in use.

07501k2k3kAge 10: 1k10Age 11: 1kAge 12: 2k12Age 13: 1kAge 14: 2k14Age 15: 1k15Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
101,069
111,560
122,004
131,846
142,230
151,353

What an RCZ fails on

Where the failure items land when an RCZ fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.6%
Suspension20.2%
Noise, emissions and leaks12.1%
Brakes11.4%
Tyres10.6%
Body, chassis, structure7.7%
Visibility4.7%
Steering2.4%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.8% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a RCZ, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 32.4% of advisories32.4%Brakes: 28.0% of advisories28.0%Suspension: 18.3% of advisories18.3%Noise, emissions and leaks: 10.1% of advisories10.1%Non-component advisories: 3.4% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 2.3% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNoise, emissions and leaksNon-component advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres32.4%
Brakes28.0%
Suspension18.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks10.1%
Non-component advisories3.4%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2.3%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid RCZ?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested RCZ fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 64.2% of 6,624 tests64.2%Petrol6,624 testsDiesel: 61.3% of 3,685 tests61.3%Diesel3,685 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol6,62464.2%
Diesel3,68561.3%

What mileage is normal for an RCZ?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) RCZ; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical RCZ (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k10121415Vehicle age (years)Age 10: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 41,250–71,250)Age 11: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 46,250–81,250)Age 12: typical 71,250 miles (middle half 53,750–91,250)Age 13: typical 76,250 miles (middle half 58,750–93,750)Age 14: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 61,250–101,250)Age 15: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 63,750–106,250)83k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
1041,25053,75071,250
1146,25063,75081,250
1253,75071,25091,250
1358,75076,25093,750
1461,25081,250101,250
1563,75083,750106,250

What fails at each age

The RCZ's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentSuspensionBrakesTyresNoise, emissions and leaksEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.4%
10-13 yrsSuspension22.8%
10-13 yrsBrakes13.8%
10-13 yrsTyres12.4%
10-13 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks11.5%
10-13 yrsEverything else16.1%
14+ yrsSuspension23.0%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment22.5%
14+ yrsNoise, emissions and leaks14.9%
14+ yrsBrakes11.1%
14+ yrsTyres10.7%
14+ yrsEverything else17.8%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.