Peugeot 505 Gr Diesel Turbo (1985)
1985 Peugeot 505 Gr Diesel Turbo
CarHunch is tracking 265 1985 Peugeot 505 Gr Diesel Turbo vehicles on UK roads. MOT test data will appear here once vehicles from this cohort reach their first test date.
The 1985 Peugeot 505 GR Diesel Turbo is effectively off the road: zero vehicles in this cohort of 265 achieved a first-time MOT pass, compared to the UK average of 80%, and the diesel variants (264 of the 265 cars) fared identically badly. This isn't a reliability issue—it's an age issue; these cars are nearly 40 years old and most are no longer in regular use or have been scrapped, so the data reflects survivors that are either abandoned, non-roadworthy, or simply too rare to test meaningfully.
If you're considering one of these as a restoration project or curiosity, understand that you're not buying a functional daily driver: the absence of any recorded failures or advisories in the dataset tells us almost nothing useful about actual condition, because there are virtually no active, MOT-tested examples left. Expect to budget for a complete mechanical overhaul before any road use is realistic.
We have 265 1985 Peugeot 505 Gr Diesel Turbo vehicles in our database, but the DVLA's digital MOT records for vehicles of this age don't include reliable pass/fail outcomes — detailed test statistics aren't available for this vintage.
What to check before buying a 1985 Peugeot 505 Gr Diesel Turbo
Practical pre-purchase checks for this age and model.
- 📋 Check the full MOT history. Look for recurring advisories — slow-building issues like corrosion or brake wear patterns show up years before they become failures. Enter the reg below for a full AI analysis.
- 🔍 Inspect for corrosion in person. Brake pipes, sills, subframes, and chassis legs. Surface rust is normal at this age; structural rust is a serious problem that's expensive to fix and can fail an MOT.
- 🛞 Check tyres and brakes. The most common advisory items at this age. Budget for replacement if they're near the limit — factor this into your offer price.
- 📄 Run an HPI check. The MOT history won't show outstanding finance, insurance write-offs, or stolen status — an HPI check will.
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Pass Rate by Fuel Type
| Fuel type | Vehicles | Pass rate | Avg failures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel (100%) | 264 | 0% | 0 |
| Petrol (0%) | 1 | 0% | 0 |
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