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Peugeot RCZ - 2011

241.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Peugeot RCZ, model year 2011. Sample size: 2,733 cars, 6,650 tests and 16,045 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 2,733 cars

The 2011 Peugeot RCZ has an overall defect rate of 241 per 100 vehicles, which is 11% lower than the average for cars of the same year. This model shows a higher incidence of defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category. Notably, the RCZ performs significantly better than average in categories such as steering, visibility, body structure, and equipment, with considerable reductions in defect rates for each. However, it stands out negatively in the "other" defects category, where its rate is more than double the average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 2,733 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 8.3% better
100.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 63.3% better
5.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
Visibility
▲ 31.1% better
14.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 8.1% better
63.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
  • Stop lamp(s): with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 20.5% better
211.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 31.3% better
21.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 44.6% better
4.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 118.0% worse
60.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 421 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,934
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,608
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,343
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,343
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,095
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 521
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 517
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 358
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 309
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 289

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 517
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 309
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 289
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 181
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 152
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 140
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 140
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 133
Lamp not securely attached
FAIL
Occurrences: 111
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 97