20,291 tests in 2025
Peugeot 307 reliability and MOT pass rate
58.1% passed first time. The 41.9% fail rate is 19.3 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 19 years old with 98,285 miles.
Pass rate
58.1%
22.6% of all cars failed; 41.9% of these did.
Fixed on the day
9%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
98,285 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 | 7 | — |
| 14+ years | 20,283 | 41.9% |
What the 307 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 equipment152 dangerous54.6%
- Suspension130 dangerous50.2%
- Body, chassis, structure120 dangerous29.3%
- Brakes961 dangerous29.2%
- Steering29 dangerous18%
- Tyres1,758 dangerous17.9%
- Visibility2 dangerous13.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks24 dangerous13.1%
Is the 307 getting worse?
The fail rate held at 41.9% 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 | 49,926 | 16 | 41.9% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 39,054 | 17 | 41.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 26,360 | 18 | 42.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 20,287 | 19 | 41.9% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical 307 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 307 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Position lamp: not working1,534 tests
- 2Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt1,281 tests
- 3Coil spring: fractured or broken1,036 tests
- 4Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect1,013 tests
- 5Stop lamp: not working915 tests
- 6Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn778 tests
- 7Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play741 tests
- 8Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt741 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical 307 collects 3.69 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.
- 1Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened4,273 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm3,911 tests
- 3Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine3,324 tests
- 4Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)3,239 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure2,898 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn2,822 tests
- 7Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened1,956 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,615 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot 307 MOT pass rate?
58.1% of the 20,291 Peugeot 307 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 41.9% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 9% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot 307 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Position lamp: not working", recorded on 1,534 failed tests, followed by "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" and "Coil spring: fractured or broken". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 54.6% of failures, suspension appears in 50.2% of failures, body, chassis, structure appears in 29.3% 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 41.9%. The median Peugeot 307 tested in 2025 was 19 years old with 98,285 miles.
Is the Peugeot 307 getting less reliable?
The fail rate held at 41.9% 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 307 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 24 safety recalls naming the Peugeot 307: Peugeot 307 recalls.
Other Peugeot models
Checking a particular 307?
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