Ford Transit vs Peugeot Partner
The Peugeot Partner has the better MOT record of the two — 21.7% fail rate versus 24.1% for the Ford Transit across comparable years. The biggest single difference is lighting & signalling, where the Partner records failures noticeably more often.
24.1%
Transit fail rate
21.7%
Partner fail rate
2.38pp
Difference
Side by side
| Metric | Ford Transit | Peugeot Partner |
|---|---|---|
| MOT tests analysed | 1,975,676 | 929,792 |
| Pass rate | 75.9% | 78.3% |
| Fail rate | 24.1% | 21.7% |
Where they differ
| Category | Transit | Partner |
|---|---|---|
| Lighting & signalling | 14.3% | 18.1% |
| Brakes | 9.3% | 6.1% |
| Body, structure & corrosion | 8.1% | 5.5% |
| Suspension | 10.5% | 7.9% |
| Visibility | 6.0% | 5.7% |
Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.