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Peugeot RCZ - 2015

148.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Peugeot RCZ, model year 2015. Sample size: 1,219 cars, 2,979 tests and 4,426 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,219 cars

The 2015 Peugeot RCZ has an overall defect rate of 149 per 100 vehicles, which is 13% lower than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it performs significantly better in categories such as steering and visibility, with defect rates substantially lower than the average. However, it stands out negatively in body/structure and other defects, where its rates are notably higher than those of its peers. Interestingly, as mileage increases, the defect rate for the RCZ rises more steeply compared to the average, indicating potential concerns for higher-mileage vehicles.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,219 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 1.2% worse
85.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 67.7% better
3.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • 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.
  • Excessive roughness in operation of steering
Visibility
▲ 54.7% better
7.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 4.2% better
29.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Lamp not securely attached
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 23.3% better
136.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 35.9% worse
15.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • 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
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 67.5% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 29.5% worse
17.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 342 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: 765
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 653
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 481
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 265
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 246
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 131
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 114
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 91
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 87
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 75

Serious faults (Top 10)

A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 91
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
Lamp not securely attached
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 42
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 27