What is the MOT pass rate for a 1997 Peugeot 106?

61.4% of 1997 Peugeot 106s pass the MOT first time, based on 471 DVSA tests. The Peugeot 106 averages 62.6% across all model years.

Is a 1997 Peugeot 106 a good buy?

On MOT data alone the 1997 Peugeot 106 passes 1.2 points less often than the model average of 62.6%. Average mileage at test is 82,956 miles.

1997 Peugeot 106: MOT pass rate and reliability

61.4% of 1997 Peugeot 106s pass the MOT first time, measured across 471 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 82,956 miles.

How the 1997 compares

Against all Peugeot 106s (62.6%, 5,033 tests): -1.2 points
Against all 1997 cars (70.4%): -9 points
National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Peugeot 106 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1997 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Peugeot 106:

Year	Pass rate	Tests	Avg mileage
1996	55.5%	200	84,270
1997	61.4%	471	82,956
1998	68.7%	594	84,636
1999	64.1%	231	74,877
2000	58.8%	512	77,418
2001	60.8%	919	81,212
2002	61.2%	1,041	75,133
2003	64.2%	604	74,284

What this means if you are buying a 1997 106

The 1997 sits close to the Peugeot 106 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 29-year-old car fails on

A 1997 car is 29 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 1997 Peugeot 106 the average at test was 82,956 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 1998 at 68.7%, and the weakest in our data is 1996 at 55.5%. That 13.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 1997 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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