MOT fail rates by first-use year

2011 Peugeot 207 MOT fail rate and common faults

How Peugeot 207 cars first used in 2011 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 91,119 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 14 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 14 (n=19,473)49.2%

All cars at 14 years (n=6,054,526)40.3%

Difference+9.0 pts

MOT tests of 2011 cars, 2022 to 202591,119

What stands out

In 2025, at 14 years old, Peugeot 207 cars first used in 2011 failed 49.2% of MOTs (19,473 tests), 9.0 points above the 40.3% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 11 to 14 years old, the fail rate moved from 44.7% to 49.2%.
Peugeot 207 cars first used a year earlier, in 2010, failed 49.3% at the same age of 14 years (26,283 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Peugeot 207 at 14 years, is driveshaft CV boot split, at 10.5 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 2.3).

MOT fail rate by test year

Peugeot 207 cars first used in 2011: 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	11 years	44.7%	25,433	33.3%	+11.5 pts
2023	12 years	47.0%	24,130	36.0%	+11.0 pts
2024	13 years	49.0%	22,083	38.3%	+10.8 pts
2025	14 years	49.2%	19,473	40.3%	+9.0 pts

Most common faults at 14 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 207 MOTs at 14 years: cars first used 2008 to 2011, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=104,728). 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
Driveshaft CV boot split	10.5	2.3
Side/position light not working Wear	9.1	5.4
Coil spring broken	7.5	4.2
Brake light not working Wear	6.3	3.5
Dipped headlight not working Wear	5.3	2.3
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Wear	4.9	2.1
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	3.9	3.1
Suspension ball joint worn	3.4	2.5
Service brake performance: excessively binding	3.4	1.3
Anti-roll bar link worn	3.4	1.5

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=104,728). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	20.5	18.4
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	16.6	8.5
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	13.1	11.0
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	10.5	9.3
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Wear	9.1	5.6
Exhaust system: mounting defective	7.8	1.6
Coil spring: corroded	6.9	6.4
Anti-roll bar link ball joint: slight play	5.3	2.5
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	5.0	7.2
Drive shaft joints: constant velocity boot severely deteriorated	4.4	2.6

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=104,728). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 14 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 207 MOTs at 14 years: cars first used 2008 to 2011, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=104,728). 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	65.2%	49.1%	68,249	40.0%	74,281 miles
Diesel	34.8%	52.2%	36,474	40.8%	103,606 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 14 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 207 MOTs at 14 years: cars first used 2008 to 2011, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=104,728). At 14 years, Peugeot 207 cars at over 150,000 miles failed more often (57.0%, n=4,059) than those at under 30,000 miles (28.6%, n=2,828). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Under 30,000 miles	28.6%	2,828	19.6%
30,000 to 60,000 miles	41.1%	19,916	30.5%
60,000 to 90,000 miles	51.1%	38,414	39.5%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	55.4%	27,708	44.0%
120,000 to 150,000 miles	56.5%	11,051	44.8%
Over 150,000 miles	57.0%	4,059	44.3%

Car tax rules for a 2011 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.
Diesel cars first registered before September 2015 usually do not meet Euro 6, so a 2011 diesel usually pays the ULEZ daily charge. A few models met Euro 6 early.
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 207

2010 Peugeot 207 2012 Peugeot 207

Other Peugeot models first used in 2011

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Peugeot 107 (2011)	14 years in 2025	38.0%	13,868	40.3%
Peugeot 3008 (2011)	14 years in 2025	48.6%	8,693	40.3%
Peugeot 308 (2011)	14 years in 2025	42.5%	8,421	40.3%
Peugeot Bipper (2011)	14 years in 2025	45.2%	3,267	40.3%
Peugeot 508 (2011)	14 years in 2025	37.1%	2,260	40.3%
Peugeot Expert (2011)	14 years in 2025	47.4%	2,184	40.3%
Peugeot RCZ (2011)	14 years in 2025	38.5%	2,254	40.3%
Peugeot Boxer (2011)	14 years in 2025	23.0%	2,132	40.3%

More on the Peugeot 207

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.