2001 Peugeot 206 MOT pass rate: 60.3% (8,953 tests)

2001-registered Peugeot 206s passed 60.3% of 8,953 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 6.2 points worse than same-age cars (66.5%). This is one of the lower-scoring 206 years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

60.3%Pass rate, 2001 cars

93.8Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

8,953Tests analysed

74,277 miMedian mileage at test

60.4% / 59.6%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2001 206 getting worse?

Pass rate of 2001-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	60.0% -6.0 vs same-age
2024	59.8% -6.6 vs same-age
2025	61.5% -6.2 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2001 206

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	3,051	23.1%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2,837	21.5%
3	Suspension	2,535	19.2%
4	Body, chassis, structure	1,407	10.6%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	1,174	8.9%
6	Visibility	861	6.5%

All 206 years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2001 (this page)	8,953	60.3%	-6.2 pts	74,277
2002	14,441	59.0%	-6.6 pts	81,852
2003	19,681	60.4%	-4.6 pts	82,677
2004	27,694	62.2%	-2.1 pts	82,750
2005	26,694	63.0%	-1.5 pts	82,368
2006	19,593	62.8%	-1.6 pts	80,124
2007	8,186	65.5%	+0.4 pts	70,463
2008	3,691	63.5%	-1.7 pts	73,156
2009	1,775	62.1%	-4.3 pts	79,678

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Peugeot 206 years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2001 Peugeot 206 reliable?

2001-registered examples passed 60.3% of their MOT tests (8,953 tests, 2023–2025), -6.2 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 25 years old with a median 74,277 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2001 206?

The median tested example shows 74,277 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.