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Peugeot 107 MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Peugeot 107 took 118,767 MOT tests in Britain and passed 64% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023
118,767
First-time pass rate
64%
All cars
71%

What the 107 fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

  1. Position lamp: not working 5.2%
  2. Service brake performance: excessively binding 4.5%
  3. Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.1%
  4. Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded 3.0%
  5. Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 2.9%
  6. Stop lamp: not working 2.5%
  7. Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases 2.4%
  8. Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 2.4%

Most common advisories

  1. Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 17.8%
  2. Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 17.3%
  3. Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 13.0%
  4. Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 11.2%
  5. Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 8.3%
  6. Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 6.9%
  7. Brake pads: wearing thin 5.1%
  8. Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 5.0%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registeredTestsPass rate
20052,17652%
20068,75553%
200710,66255%
200812,87755%
200913,63459%
201014,75565%
201114,66468%
201216,01671%
201316,42173%
20148,80477%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at testAverage mileage
9 years47,808 miles
10 years54,835 miles
11 years60,930 miles
12 years65,958 miles
13 years70,773 miles
14 years73,431 miles
15 years79,315 miles
16 years83,144 miles
17 years86,679 miles
18 years88,927 miles

Check a particular 107

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Peugeot models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.