Peugeot 407 MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Peugeot 407 took 11,586 MOT tests in Britain and passed 54% 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
- 11,586
- First-time pass rate
- 54%
- All cars
- 71%
What the 407 fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics22.0% (all cars 11.3%)
- Brakes16.2% (all cars 6.8%)
- Suspension14.9% (all cars 9.0%)
- Body and structure12.0% (all cars 3.5%)
- Visibility9.9% (all cars 4.8%)
- Tyres8.9% (all cars 6.4%)
- Exhaust and emissions5.7% (all cars 3.1%)
- Steering3.0% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 9.8%
- Position lamp: not working 7.4%
- Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault 5.6%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 5.5%
- Stop lamp: not working 5.5%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 3.8%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 3.4%
- Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 3.4%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 25.7%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 20.0%
- Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 15.8%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 9.5%
- Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play 9.2%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 8.0%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 6.3%
- Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 5.8%
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 registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 462 | 56% |
| 2005 | 1,627 | 52% |
| 2006 | 2,456 | 53% |
| 2007 | 2,505 | 53% |
| 2008 | 1,472 | 55% |
| 2009 | 1,479 | 53% |
| 2010 | 1,344 | 55% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 12 years | 112,313 miles |
| 13 years | 117,215 miles |
| 14 years | 117,779 miles |
| 15 years | 121,288 miles |
| 16 years | 122,844 miles |
| 17 years | 124,155 miles |
| 18 years | 128,852 miles |
| 19 years | 112,579 miles |
Check a particular 407
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
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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.