MOT fail rates by first-use year

2012 Peugeot 107 MOT fail rate and common faults

How Peugeot 107 cars first used in 2012 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 63,507 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 13 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 13 (n=15,448)34.5%

All cars at 13 years (n=6,612,160)38.3%

Difference−3.8 pts

MOT tests of 2012 cars, 2022 to 202563,507

What stands out

In 2025, at 13 years old, Peugeot 107 cars first used in 2012 failed 34.5% of MOTs (15,448 tests), 3.8 points below the 38.3% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 10 to 13 years old, the fail rate moved from 27.7% to 34.5%.
Peugeot 107 cars first used a year earlier, in 2011, failed 36.0% at the same age of 13 years (14,337 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Peugeot 107 at 13 years, is service brake performance: excessively binding, at 4.3 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 1.1).

MOT fail rate by test year

Peugeot 107 cars first used in 2012: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test year	Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference
2022	10 years	27.7%	16,220	30.3%	−2.6 pts
2023	11 years	29.2%	16,076	33.3%	−4.0 pts
2024	12 years	32.5%	15,763	36.0%	−3.4 pts
2025	13 years	34.5%	15,448	38.3%	−3.8 pts

Most common faults at 13 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 107 MOTs at 13 years: cars first used 2009 to 2012, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=58,617). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Side/position light not working Wear	5.5	4.8
Service brake performance: excessively binding	4.3	1.1
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded	3.6	0.9
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	2.9	3.0
Wipers not clearing screen Wear	2.6	2.1
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Wear	2.3	1.8
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases	2.2	1.2
Brake light not working Wear	2.2	3.1
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits	2.2	0.7
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength	1.7	0.4

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=58,617). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	20.5	5.1
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	15.7	18.2
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	13.7	9.1
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	10.6	10.6
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	8.4	0.5
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement	7.3	8.0
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Wear	6.2	5.2
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	5.8	3.8
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	4.7	7.3
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	4.6	2.0

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=58,617). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 13 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 107 MOTs at 13 years: cars first used 2009 to 2012, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=58,617). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Fuel	Share of tests	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars, same fuel	Median mileage
Petrol	100.0%	35.9%	58,591	37.7%	68,036 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 13 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 107 MOTs at 13 years: cars first used 2009 to 2012, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=58,617). At 13 years, Peugeot 107 cars at 120,000 to 150,000 miles failed more often (48.9%, n=2,483) than those at under 30,000 miles (19.7%, n=4,449). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Under 30,000 miles	19.7%	4,449	18.6%
30,000 to 60,000 miles	28.9%	18,301	29.1%
60,000 to 90,000 miles	39.2%	22,148	38.0%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	44.8%	10,365	42.2%
120,000 to 150,000 miles	48.9%	2,483	43.2%

Car tax rules for a 2012 car

Cars first registered from 1 March 2001 to 31 March 2017 are taxed by CO2 emissions band, from band A (the lowest emissions) to band M. The band is set by the CO2 figure on the V5C logbook.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

Petrol cars first registered from 2006 usually meet Euro 4, the petrol standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Peugeot 107

2011 Peugeot 107 2013 Peugeot 107

Other Peugeot models first used in 2012

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Peugeot 208 (2012)	13 years in 2025	41.5%	13,432	38.3%
Peugeot 207 (2012)	13 years in 2025	46.7%	12,692	38.3%
Peugeot 3008 (2012)	13 years in 2025	46.0%	9,587	38.3%
Peugeot 308 (2012)	13 years in 2025	44.2%	9,223	38.3%
Peugeot 508 (2012)	13 years in 2025	36.4%	3,227	38.3%
Peugeot Expert (2012)	13 years in 2025	46.2%	2,222	38.3%
Peugeot Boxer (2012)	13 years in 2025	23.7%	2,337	38.3%
Peugeot 5008 (2012)	13 years in 2025	50.1%	1,802	38.3%

More on the Peugeot 107

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.