Peugeot 207: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Peugeot 207 fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 16.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 136,965 individual Peugeot 207 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 59.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 40 in every 100 Peugeot 207s 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 207 tested had covered 85,935 miles and was built around 2009.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Peugeot 207 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 207 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 207s actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Peugeot 207

1. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 8% of tests (7.12x the national rate for this defect)
2. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 2.3% of tests (5.21x the national rate for this defect)
3. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 3.7% of tests (4.89x the national rate for this defect)
4. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.4% of tests (4.44x the national rate for this defect)
5. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 3.6% of tests (3.96x the national rate for this defect)
6. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 6% of tests (3.7x the national rate for this defect)
7. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.6% of tests (3.63x the national rate for this defect)
8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 6.2% of tests (3.5x the national rate for this defect)
9. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 5.7% of tests (3.43x the national rate for this defect)
10. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 2% of tests (3.14x the national rate for this defect)

From 194,867 DVSA-tracked Peugeot 207 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.76% of these flagged Peugeot 207 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Peugeot 207 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 207 year:

• 2006 Peugeot 207 - 58.2% first-time pass, 5,689 tests
• 2007 Peugeot 207 - 59.2% first-time pass, 18,874 tests
• 2008 Peugeot 207 - 57.8% first-time pass, 20,381 tests
• 2009 Peugeot 207 - 58.2% first-time pass, 25,183 tests
• 2010 Peugeot 207 - 60.1% first-time pass, 26,065 tests
• 2011 Peugeot 207 - 62.4% first-time pass, 21,948 tests
• 2012 Peugeot 207 - 64.8% first-time pass, 14,000 tests
• 2013 Peugeot 207 - 66.7% first-time pass, 2,786 tests
• 2014 Peugeot 207 - 72.7% first-time pass, 997 tests

Peugeot 207 by fuel type

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

• Petrol Peugeot 207 - 61.1% first-time pass, 89,253 tests
• Diesel Peugeot 207 - 58.6% first-time pass, 46,673 tests

Other Peugeot models

• Peugeot 208 - 75.2%
• Peugeot Partner - 71.5%
• Peugeot 308 - 70%
• Peugeot 3008 - 74.7%
• Peugeot 107 - 69.7%
• Peugeot 2008 - 76.4%
• Peugeot 108 - 85.6%
• Peugeot Boxer - 76.8%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Fiat Seicento - 60%
• Peugeot 4007 - 59.9%
• Fiat Stilo - 59.9%
• Vauxhall Vivaro - 59.7%
• Mitsubishi Grandis - 59.7%
• Hyundai Accent - 59.6%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• Does a car's age affect its MOT pass rate? We checked 32.6 million tests
• Britain's most and least reliable cars: 33 million MOT tests analysed
• 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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