Peugeot 207 MOT pass rate: 60.2% (112,405 tests, 2025)

Name: Peugeot 207 MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Peugeot 207 passed 60.2% of its 112,405 MOT tests in 2025 — 17.3 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 15 years old with 84,426 miles on the clock.

60.2%Pass rate (2025)

112,405MOT tests analysed

84,426 miMedian mileage at test

15 yrsMedian age at test

How the 207 compares

Peugeot 207

60.2%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Peugeot average (all models)

73.6%

What fails most on the Peugeot 207

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the 207:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	41,013	28.9%
2	Suspension	30,415	21.4%
3	Body, chassis, structure	18,630	13.1%
4	Brakes	17,415	12.3%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	11,589	8.2%
6	Tyres	10,772	7.6%

Pre-MOT checklist for 207 owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

207 pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2009. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2014. Full ranking and method: Peugeot 207 years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2006	16,947	58.3%	-6.1 pts	89,785	58.3% visual scale
2007	56,431	59.2%	-6.0 pts	87,451	59.2% visual scale
2008	60,631	58.0%	-7.1 pts	86,724	58.0% visual scale
2009	74,509	58.2%	-8.2 pts	83,470	58.2% visual scale
2010	76,709	60.3%	-7.1 pts	83,473	60.3% visual scale
2011	64,572	63.0%	-6.2 pts	78,606	63.0% visual scale
2012	41,246	65.5%	-5.7 pts	75,364	65.5% visual scale
2013	8,224	67.1%	-6.3 pts	70,048	67.1% visual scale
2014	2,914	73.9%	-2.0 pts	46,567	73.9% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Noise, emissions and leaks: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 1,900 cars · 14.5% failed the same item the next year
Service brake performance binding but not excessively — 3,824 cars · 9.2% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 3,753 cars · 8.1% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 3,989 cars · 6.7% failed the same item the next year
Wheel bearings slightly noisy — 925 cars · 6.5% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific 207 before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Peugeot models

20874.0% pass rate · 173,914 tests Partner71.3% pass rate · 140,305 tests 30869.7% pass rate · 119,730 tests 300873.6% pass rate · 119,146 tests 10769.3% pass rate · 106,763 tests 200874.9% pass rate · 95,747 tests 10884.9% pass rate · 76,664 tests Boxer77.0% pass rate · 51,435 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Peugeot 207?

In 2025, 60.2% of 112,405 first MOT tests on the Peugeot 207 were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the 207 fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (28.9% of its recorded defects), followed by suspension.

Is the Peugeot 207 reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 60.2% it performs below the national average at a median age of 15 years and 84,426 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.