1999 Peugeot 406: MOT pass rate and reliability
62.6% of 1999 Peugeot 406s pass the MOT first time, measured across 270 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 130,409 miles.
How the 1999 compares
- Against all Peugeot 406s (62.2%, 3,049 tests): +0.4 points
- Against all 1999 cars (68.6%): -6 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Peugeot 406 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1999 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Peugeot 406:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 60.2% | 226 | 124,280 |
| 1999 | 62.6% | 270 | 130,409 |
| 2000 | 64.8% | 421 | 140,907 |
| 2001 | 64.6% | 565 | 141,046 |
| 2002 | 61.7% | 596 | 145,084 |
| 2003 | 59% | 610 | 147,048 |
What this means if you are buying a 1999 406
The 1999 sits close to the Peugeot 406 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 27-year-old car fails on
A 1999 car is 27 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 1999 Peugeot 406 the average at test was 130,409 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 2000 at 64.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2003 at 59%. That 5.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 1999 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 1998 Peugeot 406 - 60.2%
- 2000 Peugeot 406 - 64.8%
- 2001 Peugeot 406 - 64.6%
- 2002 Peugeot 406 - 61.7%