Car statistics by year

2016 Peugeot Independence

Peugeot Independence cars first registered in 2016: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2016, so like is set against like.

A year of the Peugeot Independence. “2016” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
502 MOT tests of 2016 Peugeot Independence cars
Methodology
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 64.5% All 2016 cars 75.6%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 62,700 miles; all 2016 cars 65,300
  • Left at the end of 2025 437 87.8% of the 498 at the end of 2016
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 6.6% All 2016 cars 6.7%
  • Tests with an advisory 44.8% All 2016 cars 48.6%
  • MOT tests in 2025 502 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2016 Peugeot Independences do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 9 years old, 64.5% of 2016 Peugeot Independence MOT tests were passed first time, against 75.6% for all cars first registered in 2016. 2016 Peugeot Independences did worse than average for their age, by 11.1 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 64.9% of the time (all 2016 cars 77.5%).

Most common MOT failures on the 2016 Peugeot Independence

Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt was the most common single reason a 2016 Peugeot Independence failed, on 19.1% of about 200 failed tests. By area of the car, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment failed most often (38.8% of failed tests; all 2016 cars 27.9%). 6.6% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 6.7% for all cars first registered in 2016. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2016 Peugeot Independence tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure 19.1%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 16.3%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 8.4%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension 7.9%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 7.3%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 6.7%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 6.2%
Suspension arms: ball joint excessively worn Suspension 5.6%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres 5.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Peugeot Independence vs all 2016 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2016 Peugeot Independence MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2016 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 38.8%
Body, chassis, structure 32.6%
Suspension 24.2%
Brakes 17.4%
Visibility 17.4%
Tyres 16.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks 9.0%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 3.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2016 Peugeot Independence

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 44.8% of 2016 Peugeot Independence tests had at least one (all 2016 cars 48.6%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2016 Peugeot Independence tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 15.3%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 8.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 8.0%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 6.2%
Exhaust system: mounting defective Body, chassis, structure 4.4%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 3.8%
Individual direction indicators: slightly discoloured Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.0%
Exhaust system: minor leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure 2.6%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 2.2%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2016 Peugeot Independence?

Half of the 2016 Peugeot Independences tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 62,700 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 41,500 and a quarter more than 100,700. For all cars first registered in 2016, the middle figure was 65,300 miles, so 2016 Peugeot Independences have been driven 4.0% less far than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2016 Peugeot Independence and all 2016 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2016 Peugeot Independence 27,500 41,500 62,700 100,700 157,400 455
All 2016 cars 32,200 47,000 65,300 86,000 108,800 2,323,151
miles

Half of the 2016 Peugeot Independences tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 62,700 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2016 Peugeot Independences are left?

At the end of 2016, 498 2016 Peugeot Independences were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 437 were: 423 licensed and 14 declared off the road (SORN). That is 87.8% still on the record, against 94.1% for all cars first registered in 2016.

Share still on the record since 2016

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2016. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2016 Peugeot Independences on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2016, compared with all 2016 cars
Year end 2016 Peugeot IndependenceAll 2016 cars
2016 100.0%100.0%
2017 98.6%100.0%
2018 95.6%99.0%
2019 95.0%96.5%
2020 90.0%96.5%
2021 86.3%96.6%
2022 87.8%96.4%
2023 87.3%95.6%
2024 87.6%95.0%
2025 87.8%94.1%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Other years of the Peugeot Independence

2 years of the Peugeot Independence, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left.

Peugeot Independences by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2015 652 563 61.6% 72.6%
2016 498 437 64.5% 75.6%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered. Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 502 MOT tests of 2016 Peugeot Independence cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 437 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Peugeot Independence cars first registered in 2016; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2016.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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