Peugeot 106: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Peugeot 106 fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 14.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 5,082 individual Peugeot 106 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 62% first-time pass rate means roughly 38 in every 100 Peugeot 106s presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Peugeot 106 tested had covered 79,431 miles and was built around 2000.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Peugeot 106 bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Peugeot 106 rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Peugeot 106s actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Peugeot 106

1. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 3.7% of tests (21.6x the national rate for this defect)
2. Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits, 4.6% of tests (20.77x the national rate for this defect)
3. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 5.1% of tests (17.55x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 5.7% of tests (14.36x the national rate for this defect)
5. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 4.9% of tests (12.27x the national rate for this defect)
6. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 6.5% of tests (7.83x the national rate for this defect)
7. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.3% of tests (6.05x the national rate for this defect)
8. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 4% of tests (5.27x the national rate for this defect)
9. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 4.2% of tests (3.77x the national rate for this defect)
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 3.6% of tests (2.94x the national rate for this defect)

From 9,594 DVSA-tracked Peugeot 106 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.72% of these flagged Peugeot 106 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Peugeot 106 pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Peugeot 106 year:

• 1996 Peugeot 106 - 55.5% first-time pass, 200 tests
• 1997 Peugeot 106 - 61.4% first-time pass, 471 tests
• 1998 Peugeot 106 - 68.7% first-time pass, 594 tests
• 1999 Peugeot 106 - 64.1% first-time pass, 231 tests
• 2000 Peugeot 106 - 58.8% first-time pass, 512 tests
• 2001 Peugeot 106 - 60.8% first-time pass, 919 tests
• 2002 Peugeot 106 - 61.2% first-time pass, 1,041 tests
• 2003 Peugeot 106 - 64.2% first-time pass, 604 tests

Peugeot 106 by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Peugeot 106 - 62.2% first-time pass, 4,457 tests
• Diesel Peugeot 106 - 66.1% first-time pass, 572 tests

Other Peugeot models

• Peugeot 208 - 75.2%
• Peugeot Partner - 71.5%
• Peugeot 207 - 59.8%
• Peugeot 308 - 70%
• Peugeot 3008 - 74.7%
• Peugeot 107 - 69.7%
• Peugeot 2008 - 76.4%
• Peugeot 108 - 85.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Rover 45 - 62.1%
• Kia Proceed - 62.1%
• Mercedes-Benz Clc - 62%
• Jeep Cherokee Limited Crd A - 62%
• Mazda E Series - 61.9%
• Renault Laguna - 61.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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