Common problems

Peugeot 107 common problems

What MOT testers find on the Peugeot 107: the parts that fail or get advisories most often at each age, against all cars of the same age. From 464,216 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 12 years, the most tested age

Lights and electrics fails per 100 MOTs (n=61,502)15.9

All cars at 12 years (n=7,303,151)15.4

Brakes advisories and minor defects per 100 MOTs (n=61,502)33.0

All cars, same age (n=7,303,151)24.0

What stands out

Brakes fails show up on 9.6 of every 100 MOTs of a Peugeot 107 at 12 years old (n=61,502), against 8.2 for all cars of that age (n=7,303,151).
Suspension fails are less common: 5.7 per 100 MOTs against 13.4 for all cars at the same age.
The fail item testers record most often at 12 years: side/position light not working, on 4.5 per 100 MOTs (all cars 4.1).
The most common advisory or minor defect: rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material, on 17.9 per 100 MOTs.

Problems by part at 12 years

How many of every 100 MOTs found a fail, or an advisory or minor defect, in each area. A test with faults in two areas counts in both.

Peugeot 107 at 12 years (n=61,502) against all cars at 12 years (n=7,303,151). Per 100 MOTs.
Area	Fails	All cars	Advisories	All cars
Lights and electrics	15.9	15.4	10.2	9.3
Brakes	9.6	8.2	33.0	24.0
Tyres	6.1	7.1	28.2	27.7
Suspension	5.7	13.4	24.5	24.9
Windscreen, wipers and mirrors	4.3	5.2	2.9	4.4
Exhaust, emissions and leaks	3.8	3.7	2.2	6.9
Body and structure	3.6	4.3	7.5	6.5
Seat belts and airbags	0.7	1.0	0.2	0.6
Steering	0.4	2.8	0.3	3.1
Road wheels	0.3	0.5	3.8	1.1
Number plates and VIN	0.2	0.4	1.3	2.8

What testers fail most on the 107 at 12 years

Fail items on the Peugeot 107 at 12 years (n=61,502), per 100 MOTs, with all cars at the same age (n=7,303,151).
Item	Area	Per 100 MOTs	All cars	Typical repair (estimate)
Side/position light not working	Lights and electrics	4.5	4.1	£10 to £47 per lamp
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded	Brakes	2.8	0.8	£137 to £392 per car (rough guide)
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm	Tyres	2.7	2.9	£88 to £145 per tyre
Wipers not clearing screen	Windscreen, wipers and mirrors	2.4	2.0	£15 to £30 per blade
Service brake performance: excessively binding	Brakes	2.4	0.9	£55 to £267 per wheel (rough guide)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect	Lights and electrics	2.4	1.5	£16 to £39 per car (rough guide)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits	Exhaust, emissions and leaks	1.8	0.6
Brake light not working	Lights and electrics	1.7	2.8	£10 to £47 per lamp
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases	Body and structure	1.6	1.0	£182 to £263 per section
Hazard warning switch: inoperative	Lights and electrics	1.6	0.1

Early warnings: advisories and minor defects at 12 years

Advisories and minor defects are recorded, but the car still passes. Across all cars, a part with an advisory or minor defect failed at the next MOT 5.5 times in 100 (n=88,666,940 pairs of consecutive MOTs), against 0.3 times in 100 when the same part had none (n=12,936,860,350).

Advisories and minor defects on the Peugeot 107 at 12 years (n=61,502), per 100 MOTs, with all cars at the same age (n=7,303,151).
Item	Area	Per 100 MOTs	All cars	If it needs replacing (estimate)
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	Brakes	17.9	4.5	£137 to £392 per car (rough guide)
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	Tyres	15.5	18.0	£88 to £145 per tyre
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	Tyres	13.7	8.9	£88 to £145 per tyre
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	Brakes	10.7	10.4	£148 to £376 per axle (rough guide)
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	Suspension	8.4	0.4
Suspension arm pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	Suspension	6.3	7.3	£92 to £237 per arm (rough guide)
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	Suspension	5.2	3.0
Brake pads: wearing thin	Brakes	5.0	7.6	£72 to £174 per axle (rough guide)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	Lights and electrics	4.8	4.6
Road wheel condition: slightly distorted	Road wheels	3.8	1.1

Repair estimates are a guide for an independent garage: labour at the national median local garage rate (median £78 an hour from 65 garages, ONS price quotes) times estimated labour hours, plus a parts band. Labour hours and most parts bands are estimates, not quotes, and prices vary by model, engine and region. A warning light fault shows the cost of the diagnosis only.

How problems change with age

Fails per 100 MOTs in the three most common areas at 12 years. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Age	Tests (n)	Lights and electrics	Brakes	Tyres
8 years	8,808	9.8	4.5	5.8
9 years	25,397	12.5	5.4	6.1
10 years	41,466	14.1	6.6	5.7
11 years	55,888	14.7	7.8	5.8
12 years	61,502	15.9	9.6	6.1
13 years	58,617	16.9	12.9	6.3
14 years	55,476	19.0	14.9	6.9
15 years	51,077	20.1	16.0	7.1
16 years	44,738	22.6	15.8	7.3
17 years	32,078	25.6	15.6	7.3
18 years	18,721	26.3	15.4	7.6
19 years	8,759	29.0	15.3	7.2
20 years	1,689	30.6	14.6	7.1

Mileage

At 12 years, Peugeot 107 cars showing under 30,000 miles failed 19.2% of MOTs (n=5,526); the band that failed most, 120,000 to 150,000 miles, failed 47.9% (n=1,762). For pass and fail rates by age, see Peugeot 107 MOT fail rates.

What to check on a viewing

On the Peugeot 107, testers most often record side/position light not working; rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded; tyre tread below 1.6 mm. Look at these first, then the areas below.

Lights and electrics

With someone outside, try every light: dipped and main beam, indicators, brake lights, fog lights and number plate lamps.
Check that the warning lights come on with the ignition and go out once the engine runs.
Look for misted, cracked or yellowed headlamp lenses.

Brakes

On the test drive the car should stop in a straight line without pulling, juddering or grinding.
Look at the discs through the wheels for a deep lip, heavy rust or scoring.
Check that the handbrake or electronic parking brake holds the car on a slope.
Ask when the pads, discs and brake fluid were last changed, and for the receipts.

Tyres

Check the tread across the full width of all four tyres, and the spare if there is one.
Look for cuts, bulges and cracking in the sidewalls.
Wear on one edge only can point to worn suspension or the tracking being out.

Ask for the car's MOT history and service record: advisories that repeat from one year to the next show what has been left. GOV.UK MOT history.

Questions

What are the most common problems on the Peugeot 107?

At 12 years, the age with the most MOT tests (61,502), the fail items testers record most often on the Peugeot 107 are side/position light not working (4.5 per 100 MOTs), rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (2.8 per 100 MOTs), tyre tread below 1.6 mm (2.7 per 100 MOTs). The most common advisories or minor defects are rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material (17.9) and tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (15.5).

Which parts of the Peugeot 107 fail more often than on other cars?

At 12 years: brakes (9.6 per 100 MOTs against 8.2 for all cars). Compared with 7,303,151 MOTs of all cars the same age.

Peugeot 107 problems by area

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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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