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Peugeot 205 MOT pass rate by year

How the Peugeot 205's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1984 to 1996, across the DVSA record.

What is the Peugeot 205 MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Peugeot 205 model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Peugeot 205 averages 36.0% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
198468.7%31.3%1,707
198568.5%31.5%2,962
198667.0%33.0%8,347
198766.7%33.3%17,787
198865.3%34.7%37,269
198964.6%35.4%63,187
199064.6%35.4%79,620
199163.8%36.2%90,913
199263.1%36.9%91,178
199362.7%37.3%77,006
199463.5%36.5%51,983
199563.7%36.3%50,755
199664.6%35.4%19,993

Does age change how often a Peugeot 205 fails?

Older Peugeot 205s fail more often, as expected. The 1984 cars fail 31.3% of tests against 35.4% for the 1996. Across every year the model averages 36.0%. The 1993 is the weakest year at 37.3%, and the 1984 the strongest at 31.3%.

More on the Peugeot 205

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Peugeot 205: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All Peugeot models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain