1,048 tests in 2025
Peugeot 4007 reliability and MOT pass rate
62.9% passed first time. The 37.1% fail rate is 14.5 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 16 years old with 127,626 miles.
Pass rate
62.9%
22.6% of all cars failed; 37.1% of these did.
Fixed on the day
7.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
127,626 mi
16 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 1 | — |
| 10-13 years | 25 | — |
| 14+ years | 1,022 | 37.3% |
What the 4007 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.
- Suspension18 dangerous57.3%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1 dangerous46.3%
- Brakes44 dangerous36%
- Steering6 dangerous27%
- Tyres64 dangerous16.5%
- Visibility12.9%
- Noise, emissions and leaks11.3%
- Body, chassis, structure2 dangerous9.8%
Is the 4007 getting worse?
The fail rate fell 0.8 points to 37.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.2 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,803 | 13 | 37.9% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 1,600 | 14 | 40.5% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,247 | 15 | 39.5% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,048 | 16 | 37.1% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical 4007 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 4007 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Position lamp: not working98 tests
- 2Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play86 tests
- 3Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn79 tests
- 4Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt51 tests
- 5Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded37 tests
- 6Stop lamp: not working34 tests
- 7Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt30 tests
- 8Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm30 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical 4007 collects 4.17 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.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded236 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm232 tests
- 3Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine194 tests
- 4Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened186 tests
- 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened182 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn130 tests
- 7Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened117 tests
- 8Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened115 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot 4007 MOT pass rate?
62.9% of the 1,048 Peugeot 4007 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 37.1% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 7.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot 4007 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Position lamp: not working", recorded on 98 failed tests, followed by "Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play" and "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn". By section, suspension appears in 57.3% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 46.3% of failures, brakes appears in 36% 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 37.3%. The median Peugeot 4007 tested in 2025 was 16 years old with 127,626 miles.
Is the Peugeot 4007 getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 0.8 points to 37.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.2 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
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 4007 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 6 safety recalls naming the Peugeot 4007: Peugeot 4007 recalls.
Other Peugeot models
- 208 23.7%
- Partner 28.3%
- Independence 29.6%
- Bailey 7.6%
- 1007 34.2%
- E7 32.9%
- Auto-Sleepers 7.6%
Checking a particular 4007?
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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