Car statistics by year

2021 Peugeot Rifter

Peugeot Rifter cars first registered in 2021: 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 2021, so like is set against like.

A year of the Peugeot Rifter. “2021” is the year of first registration.

Last updated
Records analysed
1,774 MOT tests of 2021 Peugeot Rifter cars
Methodology
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 75.2% All 2021 cars 88.4%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 18,900 miles; all 2021 cars 30,700
  • Left at the end of 2025 1,702 95.8% of the 1,776 at the end of 2021
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 3.3% All 2021 cars 3.8%
  • Tests with an advisory 36.4% All 2021 cars 33.1%
  • MOT tests in 2025 1,774 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2021 Peugeot Rifters do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 4 years old, 75.2% of 2021 Peugeot Rifter MOT tests were passed first time, against 88.4% for all cars first registered in 2021. 2021 Peugeot Rifters did worse than average for their age, by 13.2 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 83.3% of the time (all 2021 cars 88.7%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Peugeot Rifter vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Peugeot Rifter bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Peugeot Rifter compared with all cars
First registered Peugeot RifterAll cars
’19 82.5%84.4%
’20 79.7%86.9%
’21 75.2%88.4%
’22 85.4%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2021 Peugeot Rifter

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively was the most common single reason a 2021 Peugeot Rifter failed, on 58.0% of about 400 failed tests. By area of the car, visibility failed most often (66.1% of failed tests; all 2021 cars 26.1%). 3.3% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 3.8% for all cars first registered in 2021. 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 2021 Peugeot Rifter tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 58.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 7.5%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility 6.8%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 6.1%
Headlamp aim: too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 5.2%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 4.1%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 4.1%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 2.7%
Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating Brakes 2.5%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Peugeot Rifter vs all 2021 cars

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

Share of failed 2021 Peugeot Rifter MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2021 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Visibility 66.1%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 23.2%
Tyres 15.2%
Brakes 9.5%
Body, chassis, structure 3.9%
Noise, emissions and leaks 3.0%
Suspension 1.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2021 Peugeot Rifter

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 36.4% of 2021 Peugeot Rifter tests had at least one (all 2021 cars 33.1%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2021 Peugeot Rifter tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 13.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 9.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 7.3%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 6.6%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 2.4%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 1.9%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 1.8%
Passenger seat(s) missing at time of test Non-component advisories 1.8%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 1.2%
Items removed from driver's view prior to test Non-component advisories 1.2%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2021 Peugeot Rifter?

Half of the 2021 Peugeot Rifters tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 18,900 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 10,700 and a quarter more than 30,800. For all cars first registered in 2021, the middle figure was 30,700 miles, so 2021 Peugeot Rifters have been driven 38.4% 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, 2021 Peugeot Rifter and all 2021 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2021 Peugeot Rifter 5,800 10,700 18,900 30,800 43,100 1,667
All 2021 cars 14,300 21,300 30,700 42,500 56,500 1,457,950
miles

Half of the 2021 Peugeot Rifters tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 18,900 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2021 Peugeot Rifters are left?

At the end of 2021, 1,776 2021 Peugeot Rifters were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 1,702 were: 1,686 licensed and 16 declared off the road (SORN). That is 95.8% still on the record, against 96.0% for all cars first registered in 2021.

Share still on the record since 2021

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2021. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2021 Peugeot Rifters on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2021, compared with all 2021 cars
Year end 2021 Peugeot RifterAll 2021 cars
2021 100.0%100.0%
2022 101.0%98.4%
2023 100.4%97.6%
2024 96.0%94.7%
2025 95.8%96.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2021

3 of the Peugeot Rifter’s 18 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2021.

The 2021 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2021 may have been built in 2020, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Peugeot Rifter recalls whose build dates include 2021
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
3 Jul 2025 Peugeot DV5R Engines Camshaft Chain. 18 Nov 2017 to 31 Jan 2023 8,191
9 May 2023 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. 29 Mar 2021 to 16 Nov 2022 29,537 (all models)
17 Oct 2022 The lower metal engine protection guard and theunderside of the engine exhaust system could trap material in it. 23 Oct 2017 to 21 Sept 2021 1,727 (all models)

Every Peugeot Rifter recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Peugeot Rifter

4 years of the Peugeot Rifter, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2019 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (82.5% passed first time) and the 2021 cars worst (75.2%).

Peugeot Rifters by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2019 3,214 3,069 82.5% 84.4%
2020 2,510 2,279 79.7% 86.9%
2021 1,776 1,702 75.2% 88.4%
2022 1,533 1,460 85.4% 89.4%

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 1,774 MOT tests of 2021 Peugeot Rifter cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 1,702 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Peugeot Rifter cars first registered in 2021; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2021.
  • 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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