2025 MOT results
Peugeot 207 common problems
The most common reason a Peugeot 207 fails its MOT is a split joint boot, on 18.1% of its 56,076 failed tests in 2025. Against other cars of the same age, 5 faults stand out, the widest gaps being: a split joint boot at 18.1% of failures against 5.9% expected; a weak or uneven footbrake at 7.2% of failures against 3.5% expected; a headlamp out at 10.7% of failures against 5.7% expected.
- Tests in 2025 112,674 Cars aged three and over
- Failed first time 49.8% 56,076 tests
- Found a dangerous defect 9.5% Unsafe to drive away
- Ended with an advisory 69.7% A problem to watch, not a failure
What fails a Peugeot 207 MOT
Each bar is the share of failed Peugeot 207 tests with that defect. Where we can compare it with cars of the same registration years, the marker shows what an average car of those ages records (12 of the 12 items below).
Most common reasons for failure
A test can fail for more than one defect, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Defect | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | 18.1% |
| Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 17.7% |
| Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension | 14.9% |
| Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 12.5% |
| Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 11.5% |
| Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10.7% |
| Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | 7.3% |
| Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes | 7.2% |
| Suspension arms: ball joint excessively worn Suspension | 7.1% |
| Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6.3% |
| Linkage ball joint excessively worn Suspension | 5.8% |
| Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | 5.2% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
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Split joint boot
18.1% of failures 5.9% expected 3.1 times as often
A split rubber boot on a joint or driveshaft. The joint may still be sound, but dirt and water get in once the boot is open.
Turn the wheels to full lock and look behind them for greasy splits in the rubber concertina.
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Sidelight out
17.7% of failures 13.2% expected somewhat more often
A sidelight, also called a position lamp, not working. It marks the width of the car at night.
Walk round the car with the lights on and the hazards going; these are the cheapest failures to avoid.
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Broken coil spring
14.9% of failures 10.4% expected somewhat more often
A broken suspension spring, which usually snaps in the bottom coil and often fails on both sides within a year.
Look at each corner for a sagging ride height, and listen for a knock over speed bumps.
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Brake light out
12.5% of failures 8.6% expected 1.5 times as often
A brake light not working, from a bulb, a poor earth, or the switch on the pedal.
Reverse up to a wall or window at dusk and press the pedal to see all three lamps light.
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Headlamp aim out of line
11.5% of failures 6.3% expected 1.8 times as often
The beam pattern points too high, too low, or in the wrong place, so it either dazzles others or lights too little road.
Nothing to do at the roadside, but a garage resets the aim in minutes; a sagging suspension corner or a heavy boot load can throw it out.
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Headlamp out
10.7% of failures 5.7% expected 1.9 times as often
A headlamp out on dipped beam, which is the beam the test checks.
Both bulbs age at the same rate, so a pair usually goes within months of each other.
Which parts of the car fail
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the area that most often fails a Peugeot 207, on 55.5% of failed tests. The widest gap against cars of the same registration years is body, chassis, structure, on 28.3% against 14.9% expected.
Failure categories
DVSA's own sections of the test. The marker is what cars of the same registration years record.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 55.5% |
| Suspension | 38.5% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 28.3% |
| Brakes | 20.2% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 15.2% |
| Tyres | 15.0% |
| Visibility | 14.3% |
| Steering | 7.2% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
What testers warn about
69.7% of Peugeot 207 tests ended with at least one advisory: a fault the tester found that did not fail the test. On Peugeot 207s, these are the items to ask about on a car you are viewing, because they are what the last tester expected to go next.
Most common advisories
Share of all tests, passes included.
| Advisory | Share of tests |
|---|---|
| Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres | 23.1% |
| Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks | 19.7% |
| Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes | 14.0% |
| Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres | 11.5% |
| Coil spring: corroded Suspension | 9.2% |
| Exhaust system: mounting defective Body, chassis, structure | 8.4% |
| Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension | 5.6% |
| Service brake performance: binding but not excessively Brakes | 5.6% |
| Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes | 5.0% |
| Exhaust system: minor leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | 4.9% |
| Linkage ball joint has slight play Suspension | 4.7% |
| Headlamp: product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3.8% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
What changes as a Peugeot 207 gets older
A 2013 Peugeot 207 failed 44.2% of its MOT tests in 2025; a 2006 one failed 50.4%. What fails changes as much as how often, and these are the two years themselves rather than an average across them.
2013 Peugeot 207 44.2% failed, from 2,636 tests
- Sidelight out 20.0%
- Broken coil spring 19.0%
- Split joint boot 17.0%
- Brake light out 13.6%
- Headlamp out 10.6%
- Headlamp aim out of line 9.1%
2006 Peugeot 207 50.4% failed, from 4,103 tests
- Headlamp aim out of line 21.9%
- Broken coil spring 15.5%
- Sidelight out 13.6%
- Headlamp out 9.5%
- Split joint boot 9.3%
- Weak or uneven footbrake 8.4%
Shares are of each year's failed tests. Every MOT a particular car has had, with the defects and advisories written at each test, is on GOV.UK's MOT history service from the registration, free.
Peugeot 207 problems: common questions
What is the most common problem with a Peugeot 207?
Of the faults that fail an MOT, “Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt” is the most common: it appears on 18.1% of failed Peugeot 207 tests. Across categories, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the area that most often fails one, on 55.5% of failed tests.
How often does a Peugeot 207 fail its MOT?
49.8% of Peugeot 207 tests in 2025 were not passed first time, from 112,674 tests of cars aged three and over. Allowing for the age and mileage of the cars tested, that gives it a UK Motoring Reliability Score of 38 out of 100, where 50 is as expected.
Does anything fail more often on a Peugeot 207 than on other cars?
Yes. “Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt” appears on 18.1% of its failures against 5.9% for cars of the same age, and “Service brake performance: excessively binding” appears on 7.2% of its failures against 3.5% for cars of the same age. Where an item is missing from the national figures for a year, we use the smallest share those figures show, so the comparison never overstates the difference.
Are these the same as breakdowns or known faults?
No. These are the items a tester recorded at the MOT, which covers condition and safety: lamps, brakes, tyres, suspension, corrosion and emissions. A gearbox that is unpleasant, an infotainment screen that has died, or a car that will not start on a cold morning are not part of the test, so they are not in these figures.
Where do the figures come from?
Every normal MOT test of a Peugeot 207 aged three and over in Great Britain in 2025, from DVSA's anonymised MOT results. Retests are excluded, and the same fault on more than one wheel counts once.
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOT defects and advisories | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 112,674 MOT tests | 19 September 2026 |
- Shares for defects are of failed tests; shares for advisories are of all tests. A test can carry several defects, so shares add to more than 100%.
- The expected share is what an average car of the same registration years records, weighted by where this model’s failures fall. Where an item is outside the national figures for a year, the smallest share those figures show is used in its place, which is an upper bound, so the comparison never overstates a model’s problems. No expectation is published where less than 80% of the model’s failures can be compared.
- Great Britain only: DVSA does not run MOT testing in Northern Ireland. Cars under three years old are not tested.
- The descriptions of what each part does are general and the same on every model. Every figure comes from the MOT data.
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