2011 Peugeot Bipper 1.2L Diesel · WN61 YPD

The Peugeot Bipper holds a valid MOT certificate issued on 7 May 2026 at 104,673 miles, but the maintenance picture is mixed. The car failed the previous day on 6 May 2026 at 104,669 miles, requiring a retest. While the tester passed it after rectifying the wiper and registration plate lamp faults, two advisories remain live: a front oil leak assessed as not excessive and a perishing nearside rear tyre. The trend is not cleanly improving. Suspension and shock absorber defects that caused the May 2026 failure, including an offside front shock absorber with a serious fluid leak and worn rear upper shock absorber bushes, appear to have been repaired or replaced to secure the pass, yet the recurring oil leak advisory suggests an underlying engine or gasket seepage has not been fully resolved. Mileage accumulation sits at roughly 6,978 miles per year across the vehicle's fifteen-year life, which is typical for a light commercial van of this age. The record shows a gap of over twelve months between the February 2024 pass at 87,133 miles and the May 2025 test at 96,862 miles, representing approximately 9,729 miles in that period. The jump from May 2025 to May 2026 added a further 7,811 miles, indicating consistent recent use rather than long-term standing. No anomalous mileage reversals or suspiciously low annual totals appear in the dataset, though the sparse testing history, with only five recorded tests since 2024, limits the depth of trend analysis. A buyer should focus the physical inspection on the front suspension and shock absorber assemblies. The May 2026 failure specifically identified a serious fluid leak from the offside front shock absorber and excessive wear in the rear upper shock absorber bushes on both sides. Even though the car passed the retest, the underlying damper condition should be verified for correct damping response and the replacement components confirmed as genuine or quality aftermarket parts. The offside front anti-roll bar ball joint had slight play and the upper Macpherson strut pin or bush was worn, so a thorough check of all front suspension joints, bushes, and ball joints is warranted. The persistent front oil leak advisory, carried over from the failure into the pass, demands close examination of the rocker cover gasket, camshaft oil seals, and crankshaft seals to determine whether the seepage is minor or progressing toward a more costly repair. Tyre condition has been a recurring theme. The nearside rear tyre advisory for cracking or perishing appeared on both the failed and passed tests in May 2026, and both front tyres were worn close to the legal limit in May 2025. This pattern suggests tyre maintenance has been reactive rather than proactive. A buyer should inspect all four tyres for uneven wear, age-related sidewall deterioration, and correct inflation, and budget for replacement if the perishing has deepened. The ABS warning lamp fault flagged in the May 2025 failure does not appear in the 2026 records, but a diagnostic scan should confirm no stored ABS or traction control fault codes remain. Brake components, exhaust emissions, and structural corrosion beneath the floor and sills should also be examined, as the record provides no recent data on those areas.