Peugeot MOT failure rates by model
Peugeot cars fail 29.1% of MOT tests. Here is every Peugeot model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Peugeot cars?
Across 48,463,586 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 29.1% of Peugeot cars fail. That is 3.4 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Peugeot models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peugeot Xr6 | 38.7% | 1,160 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 505 | 36.2% | 7,054 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 205 | 36.0% | 594,229 | Brakes |
| Peugeot 405 | 36.0% | 394,060 | Brakes |
| Peugeot 309 | 35.6% | 94,211 | Brakes |
| Peugeot Xp | 35.6% | 2,564 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Express | 35.3% | 1,358 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 306 | 34.6% | 3,187,731 | Brakes |
| Peugeot 106 | 34.6% | 2,883,158 | Brakes |
| Peugeot 504 | 34.2% | 5,587 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 806 | 33.9% | 102,570 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Hymer | 33.9% | 1,733 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 605 | 33.8% | 7,471 | Brakes |
| Peugeot 807 | 33.3% | 163,317 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot J5 | 33.1% | 1,337 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 305 | 32.8% | 5,426 | Brakes |
| Peugeot 406 | 32.7% | 2,154,244 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 307 | 32.5% | 5,123,134 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 206 | 32.3% | 9,861,045 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 304 | 31.2% | 1,730 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Eurobus | 30.1% | 2,045 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 407 | 29.6% | 938,522 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Expert | 29.3% | 1,359,209 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 207 | 29.1% | 4,647,350 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Eurotaxi | 29.0% | 5,975 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Partner | 28.0% | 2,891,895 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 607 | 27.9% | 78,580 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Premier | 27.3% | 12,478 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Metal-X | 27.3% | 1,149 | Brakes |
| Peugeot Bipper | 27.1% | 390,039 | Suspension |
| Peugeot Speedfight | 26.8% | 157,440 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot E7 | 26.5% | 16,920 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 1007 | 26.4% | 125,302 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 4007 | 25.9% | 42,263 | Suspension |
| Peugeot Sum | 25.7% | 2,619 | Brakes |
| Peugeot Camper | 25.4% | 3,706 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Trekker | 25.3% | 16,264 | Brakes |
| Peugeot Boxer | 25.0% | 1,825,589 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 5008 | 24.6% | 368,239 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot V-Clic | 24.5% | 1,096 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 308 | 24.4% | 2,424,744 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Jetforce | 24.3% | 6,456 | Brakes |
| Peugeot Independence | 24.2% | 25,035 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Zenith | 24.2% | 4,036 | Brakes |
| Peugeot Vivacity | 23.8% | 46,309 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Motor | 23.5% | 5,071 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 107 | 23.3% | 2,289,821 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Rcz | 22.6% | 174,687 | Suspension |
| Peugeot Motorhome | 22.0% | 7,225 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 3008 | 21.6% | 1,532,929 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Elyseo | 21.2% | 11,130 | Brakes |
| Peugeot V | 21.0% | 13,760 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Horizon | 20.9% | 91,532 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot 508 | 20.5% | 254,374 | Tyres |
| Peugeot Kisbee | 19.8% | 16,333 | Brakes |
| Peugeot Elystar | 19.6% | 3,622 | Brakes |
| Peugeot 208 | 19.5% | 2,126,192 | Exhaust & emissions |
| Peugeot Looxor | 19.1% | 6,277 | Brakes |
| Peugeot Ludix | 18.5% | 20,784 | Brakes |
| Peugeot 2008 | 18.4% | 1,098,118 | Other |
| Peugeot Traveller | 18.4% | 11,682 | Tyres |
| Peugeot Tweet | 17.6% | 12,023 | Brakes |
| Peugeot Compass | 17.5% | 1,438 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Satelis | 17.4% | 3,467 | Brakes |
| Peugeot Autocruise | 16.5% | 3,244 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Rifter | 16.1% | 44,123 | Visibility/wipers |
| Peugeot Vox | 15.8% | 1,165 | Other |
| Peugeot Ion | 15.4% | 4,923 | Tyres |
| Peugeot 108 | 13.8% | 641,725 | Tyres |
| Peugeot Django | 13.8% | 4,706 | Tyres |
| Peugeot Unknown | 12.8% | 32,035 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Auto-Sleepers | 11.9% | 8,080 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Elddis | 10.5% | 22,725 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Bailey | 9.9% | 9,908 | Lamps & electrical |
| Peugeot Metropolis | 8.3% | 1,580 | Brakes |
Which Peugeot fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Peugeot Xr6 has the highest failure rate at 38.7%, and the Peugeot Metropolis the lowest at 8.3%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain