MOT fail rates by first-use year

2005 Peugeot 307 MOT fail rate and common faults

How Peugeot 307 cars first used in 2005 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 22,759 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 20 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 20 (n=3,393)51.8%

All cars at 20 years (n=1,845,952)42.8%

Difference+9.0 pts

MOT tests of 2005 cars, 2022 to 202522,759

What stands out

In 2025, at 20 years old, Peugeot 307 cars first used in 2005 failed 51.8% of MOTs (3,393 tests), 9.0 points above the 42.8% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 17 to 20 years old, the fail rate moved from 52.8% to 51.8%.
Peugeot 307 cars first used a year earlier, in 2004, failed 52.3% at the same age of 20 years (3,541 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Peugeot 307 at 20 years, is driveshaft CV boot split, at 6.6 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 3.1).

MOT fail rate by test year

Peugeot 307 cars first used in 2005: 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	17 years	52.8%	8,312	43.1%	+9.7 pts
2023	18 years	52.4%	6,383	43.3%	+9.1 pts
2024	19 years	52.3%	4,671	43.2%	+9.1 pts
2025	20 years	51.8%	3,393	42.8%	+9.0 pts

Most common faults at 20 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 307 MOTs at 20 years: cars first used 2002 to 2005, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=12,990). 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	9.7	5.2
Driveshaft CV boot split	6.6	3.1
Brake light not working Wear	6.3	3.9
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Wear	6.0	4.0
Coil spring broken	4.8	2.6
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength	4.0	2.9
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases	3.8	2.2
Wipers not clearing screen Wear	3.8	3.4
Horn: not working Wear	3.7	0.7
Dipped headlight not working Wear	3.5	1.9

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=12,990). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	18.9	10.7
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	18.5	15.7
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	16.7	14.1
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	13.5	10.2
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)	12.7	3.6
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement	12.5	7.7
Coil spring: corroded	10.1	8.0
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Wear	8.5	5.4
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Wear	8.1	6.2
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	8.1	5.4

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=12,990). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 20 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 307 MOTs at 20 years: cars first used 2002 to 2005, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=12,990). 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	64.2%	51.5%	8,336	42.5%	91,431 miles
Diesel	35.8%	53.7%	4,652	43.6%	124,518 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 20 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 307 MOTs at 20 years: cars first used 2002 to 2005, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=12,990). At 20 years, Peugeot 307 cars at over 150,000 miles failed more often (56.1%, n=1,781) than those at 30,000 to 60,000 miles (41.8%, n=1,379). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
30,000 to 60,000 miles	41.8%	1,379	33.4%
60,000 to 90,000 miles	50.7%	3,303	41.3%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	55.0%	3,726	45.5%
120,000 to 150,000 miles	56.5%	2,552	47.2%
Over 150,000 miles	56.1%	1,781	46.9%

Car tax rules for a 2005 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

Many petrol cars first registered from 2001 to 2005 already meet Euro 4, but not all of them. For a 2005 petrol car the Euro standard of that car decides.
Diesel cars first registered before September 2015 usually do not meet Euro 6, so a 2005 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 307

2004 Peugeot 307 2006 Peugeot 307

Other Peugeot models first used in 2005

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Peugeot 206 (2005)	20 years in 2025	44.9%	6,669	42.8%
Peugeot Boxer (2005)	20 years in 2025	35.9%	2,434	42.8%
Peugeot 107 (2005)	20 years in 2025	46.9%	1,688	42.8%
Peugeot 407 (2005)	19 years in 2024	48.2%	1,163	43.2%
Peugeot Expert (2005)	18 years in 2023	51.6%	1,232	43.3%

More on the Peugeot 307

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.