1,421 tests in 2025
Peugeot 1007 reliability and MOT pass rate
65.8% passed first time. The 34.2% fail rate is 11.6 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 19 years old with 64,946 miles.
Pass rate
65.8%
22.6% of all cars failed; 34.2% of these did.
Fixed on the day
7.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
64,946 mi
19 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 1,421 | 34.2% |
What the 1007 fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension10 dangerous43.2%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7 dangerous39.7%
- Brakes35 dangerous29.8%
- Tyres98 dangerous19.8%
- Body, chassis, structure8 dangerous19.1%
- Visibility14.6%
- Noise, emissions and leaks1 dangerous10.9%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems7.6%
Is the 1007 getting worse?
The fail rate rose 2.6 points to 34.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (1.1 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,955 | 16 | 31.6% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 2,442 | 17 | 33.4% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,723 | 18 | 32.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,420 | 19 | 34.2% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical 1007 at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a 1007 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Position lamp: not working54 tests
- 2Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn51 tests
- 3Service brake performance: excessively binding48 tests
- 4Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively48 tests
- 5Coil spring: fractured or broken46 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm32 tests
- 7Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements31 tests
- 8Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases31 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical 1007 collects 3.07 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm225 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened208 tests
- 3Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine202 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure180 tests
- 5Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened169 tests
- 6Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases138 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn124 tests
- 8Flexible brake hoses: ferrule excessively corroded81 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot 1007 MOT pass rate?
65.8% of the 1,421 Peugeot 1007 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 34.2% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 7.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot 1007 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Position lamp: not working", recorded on 54 failed tests, followed by "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn" and "Service brake performance: excessively binding". By section, suspension appears in 43.2% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 39.7% of failures, brakes appears in 29.8% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 34.2%. The median Peugeot 1007 tested in 2025 was 19 years old with 64,946 miles.
Is the Peugeot 1007 getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 2.6 points to 34.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (1.1 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every 1007 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Peugeot models
- 208 23.7%
- Partner 28.3%
- E-Partner 8.4%
- Traveller 18.3%
- Independence 29.6%
- Bailey 7.6%
- E7 32.9%
- 4007 37.1%
- Auto-Sleepers 7.6%
Checking a particular 1007?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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