105,171 tests in 2025
Peugeot 207 reliability and MOT pass rate
60.1% passed first time. The 39.9% fail rate is 17.3 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 15 years old with 84,766 miles.
Pass rate
60.1%
22.6% of all cars failed; 39.9% of these did.
Fixed on the day
10%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
84,766 mi
15 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 3 | — |
| 10-13 years | 15,079 | 35.2% |
| 14+ years | 90,089 | 40.7% |
What the 207 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.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment341 dangerous48.5%
- Suspension843 dangerous47.6%
- Body, chassis, structure501 dangerous32.9%
- Brakes2,931 dangerous24.8%
- Tyres8,164 dangerous18%
- Noise, emissions and leaks81 dangerous17.9%
- Visibility8 dangerous14.6%
- Steering132 dangerous8.9%
Is the 207 getting worse?
The fail rate rose 2.4 points to 39.9% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (3.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 177,116 | 13 | 37.5% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 157,922 | 14 | 39% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 119,432 | 15 | 39.9% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 105,152 | 15 | 39.9% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical 207 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 207 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt8,706 tests
- 2Coil spring: fractured or broken7,722 tests
- 3Position lamp: not working6,667 tests
- 4Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect4,690 tests
- 5Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn4,643 tests
- 6Stop lamp: not working4,597 tests
- 7Headlamp: not working on dipped beam4,027 tests
- 8Service brake performance: excessively binding3,737 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical 207 collects 2.95 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 1.6mm21,807 tests
- 2Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine20,774 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened14,762 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure12,039 tests
- 5Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened9,633 tests
- 6Exhaust system: system insecure8,837 tests
- 7Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened5,949 tests
- 8Service brake performance: excessively binding5,881 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot 207 MOT pass rate?
60.1% of the 105,171 Peugeot 207 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 39.9% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 10% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot 207 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", recorded on 8,706 failed tests, followed by "Coil spring: fractured or broken" and "Position lamp: not working". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 48.5% of failures, suspension appears in 47.6% of failures, body, chassis, structure appears in 32.9% 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 40.7%. The median Peugeot 207 tested in 2025 was 15 years old with 84,766 miles.
Is the Peugeot 207 getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 2.4 points to 39.9% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (3.4 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 207 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 18 safety recalls naming the Peugeot 207: Peugeot 207 recalls.
Other Peugeot models
Checking a particular 207?
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