1.2 Puretech Active Apple Carplay/Android Auto, Airco, Trekhaak
2020
petrol
103.300
A Rifter is bought to be used: as a roomy family car, as a commercial vehicle or as wheelchair transport. That intensive use leads to damage, and we bring those vehicles together here. On this page you will find the listings of all the car dealers, traders and dismantling companies in our network, in the Netherlands and abroad. Filter by year of manufacture, version or type of damage, then contact the seller yourself.
What is listed here is determined by our partners’ buying, and that changes from day to day. Peugeot has offered the Rifter since 2018 in two lengths, with petrol and diesel engines and, since 2021, in a fully electric version as well. There are also many converted examples on the road. Those differences determine the value of a salvage car and the parts you need.
Most Rifters have a 1.2 PureTech petrol engine or a 1.5 BlueHDi diesel. Both are simple in design and familiar to every workshop, which keeps repair straightforward.
These versions make up most of the listings. With the PureTech, ask about the timing belt, because there is a known concern there at higher mileages.
Since 2021 there has been an electric version with a battery of around 50 kWh and 136 hp. It travels about 280 kilometres on a charge and is mainly used for journeys within the city and the region.
With the e-Rifter, the assessment revolves around the battery pack. It sits under the floor and usually survives bodywork damage intact; ask for a readout of its state of health all the same.
Bear in mind, too, that the e-Rifter has a lower payload and a different towing capacity than the versions with a combustion engine. That counts if you want to use the car for business.
The Standard has five seats, while the Long is a good twenty centimetres longer and has room for seven occupants. Cars that have been converted for wheelchair transport also turn up regularly, with a lowered floor and a ramp at the rear.
With a converted car, the condition of the conversion is what counts. A complete conversion represents considerable value, even when the bodywork is damaged.
With such a version, also ask for the converter’s paperwork. Without that documentation the modification is hard to justify at an inspection.
A static stock list does not fit the way our listings work. You specify what your Peugeot Rifter salvage car has to meet and then see straight away whether anything suitable is listed at the moment:
Nothing suitable today? In a week the listings may look different. Save your search or the link to this page and come back regularly, and you will be there as soon as a partner lists one.
Do you see a suitable car? In the listing you will find extensive photos, plus the full description of the damage and the seller’s details.
A practical car that is used hard every day is assessed on different points than an ordinary passenger car. Four things decide the outcome: a bargain or a big expense.
The sliding doors on both sides are used intensively and so are the first to show wear. Ask whether they slide smoothly and whether the rails and rollers still look good. A door that sticks often points to a distorted opening after a collision.
Also look at the floor and the wall trim in the load space. They tell you how the car has been used and whether it has carried heavy loads.
Also check that the electric operation works on both doors. On versions that have worked as taxis, it is often the first component to give out.
The Rifter has tall, flat sides and a large tailgate. Dents in those panels are hard to knock out and a complete tailgate is expensive when new. That is exactly why an insurer writes these cars off quickly, and that is where your advantage lies: through our platform the same panel comes from a salvage vehicle for a fraction of the new price.
The designation refers to an insurer’s calculation: the repair costs more than the car’s market value at the time of the loss. On a practical family car that market value is not high, so the threshold is reached even with limited damage, while the mechanicals can last for years yet.
Assess for each vehicle whether repair is worthwhile or whether the value lies rather in the individual parts: the engine, the battery pack on an e-Rifter, the seats or the wheelchair conversion.
Use the chassis number to build up the damage history. Ask for the inspection reports from the insurer or a recognised repairer as well, and find out how the car has been used; a commercial vehicle or minibus taxi has a different past from a family car.
Also check how the car is registered, since a Rifter can be registered as a passenger car or as a commercial vehicle. That difference determines the tax you pay after purchase.
Knowing who you are buying from spares you a lot of hassle afterwards. That is why we work only with recognised dealers who are members of organisations such as the Vereniging Schadevoertuighandel (VSV) and the Stichting Verzekeringsbureau Voertuigcriminaliteit (VbV). A good share of their stock comes directly from insurers, so the origin is known.
Every Peugeot Rifter salvage car on our platform comes with clear photos and extensive specifications. That way you can see in advance whether it is only superficial bodywork damage or whether there is more to it, for instance in the door opening or the drivetrain.
Want to know more? Ask the dealer for images of the load floor and the sills under the sliding doors. That is where you see fastest how intensively the car has been used.
You deal directly with the dealer and no middleman is involved. That lowers the price and shortens the turnaround. In addition, a Rifter with damage costs considerably less than a comparable one without. What else we offer you:
From companies that buy for repair or export to families looking for plenty of space for little money: the audience for this model is broad. Do you fall into one of these groups?
When repairing damage, the biggest job is usually finding the right parts. That is why alongside the vehicle we also list Peugeot salvage cars and high-quality used car parts for this specific model.
That way everything you need comes from the same parties. That saves you a round of the suppliers and, with large parts such as a sliding door or a tailgate, the delivery time as well.
Do you buy as a business? Then from one account you can follow the incoming stock and the donor vehicles that are available.
“Our dealers are vetted in advance and keep replenishing their stock. As a result this page always shows current and varied listings: what is not among them today may be added tomorrow. With a car that is used this intensively, their assessment is also valuable, because they tell you exactly what the damage means for the repair costs and the residual value.”
Doing up a damaged Rifter with used parts saves money and raw materials. Putting a car that already exists back into use takes far less material than having a new one built.
With a practical car that has years left in it, that makes even more sense. Panels, seats, doors and, on the e-Rifter, the battery pack are often still perfectly usable, even when the vehicle itself has been written off. Those parts belong in another Rifter rather than on the scrap heap. We are glad to help with that.
Do you have a question about one particular Peugeot Rifter on our platform, for example about the damage history, how the sliding doors work or the condition of a wheelchair fit-out? The dealer offering the car is the quickest way to an answer.
The dealer’s telephone number and email address are at the bottom of the listing.
Do you have a question about buying a salvage car in general? Then first look at our frequently asked questions from users. If that does not settle it, send us a message; the details are on the customer service page.
No, although this model turns up fairly regularly because there are so many of them on the road. The listings come from our affiliated partners and change daily. Save your search or this page and check back regularly.
Often it is. The lowered floor, the ramp and the anchorage points are at the rear and usually stay intact in a front-end collision. If the car has been hit from behind, have the fit-out assessed by a specialist converter before you put it back into use.
It means that, according to the insurer, the repair costs more than the car’s market value at the time of the loss. With a practical car of modest value, that threshold is quickly reached. Technically, there is then usually little wrong with the vehicle.
Yes, because the Rifter shares its platform with the Peugeot Partner, the Citroën Berlingo and the Vauxhall Combo. So many of those have been built that many parts are interchangeable. For Rifter-specific body panels, a salvage vehicle from our listings typically gets you to the right part faster than any alternative.
Yes, as long as the export documentation and the damage history are in order. For Belgium, France or Poland the full registration document is needed to have the car registered in your name there. Also check beforehand that the car is not blocked in the vehicle register.
No. As a platform we bring parties together, but the sale is made by the dealer. A warranty therefore comes from the dealer where the car is located; you arrange that with the dealer.
