2016 Peugeot Expert 1.6L Diesel · MA16 SYX

This 2016 Peugeot Expert has just failed its December 2025 MOT, which is a significant red flag for a vehicle of this age. The failure centres on two non-functional position lamps—one on the offside rear and one on the nearside front—alongside a windscreen chip. While the lamps are straightforward electrical faults, the fact that they were not caught and remedied before the test suggests a lack of recent maintenance attention. The vehicle's mileage of 81,500 miles at roughly ten years old indicates fairly typical use patterns, averaging around 8,150 miles per year. This is not a low-mileage example, but nor does it signal unusual wear. The steady climb through the MOT records shows consistent annual running rather than prolonged periods off the road. Brake wear is the dominant mechanical theme across the entire history. Since December 2022, the vehicle has recorded worn brake discs at every single MOT—front and rear, often across multiple wheels. Each time these have passed the MOT threshold, but the persistence of this finding over three years is telling. Brake components do not typically remain in a marginal state for years without either stabilising or failing; the repetition here suggests the vehicle has either been driven in a way that accelerates brake wear, or maintenance has been deferred.