2002 Peugeot 206: MOT pass rate and reliability

58.4% of 2002 Peugeot 206s pass the MOT first time, measured across 4,750 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 86,015 miles.

How the 2002 compares

  • Against all Peugeot 206s (61.3%, 45,134 tests): -2.9 points
  • Against all 2002 cars (65.4%): -7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Peugeot 206 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2002 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Peugeot 206:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1999 57% 514 78,459
2000 56.4% 1,155 79,147
2001 59.7% 2,987 82,115
2002 58.4% 4,750 86,015
2003 59.3% 6,455 86,984
2004 61.6% 9,167 86,877
2005 62.6% 8,887 86,583
2006 62.9% 6,533 84,903
2007 65.5% 2,734 74,855
2008 62.9% 1,233 79,317
2009 60.9% 608 82,068

What this means if you are buying a 2002 206

The 2002 is a weaker year for this model, passing 2.9 points less often than the Peugeot 206 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2002 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 24-year-old car fails on

A 2002 car is 24 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 2002 Peugeot 206 the average at test was 86,015 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 2007 at 65.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2000 at 56.4%. That 9.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2002 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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