Used Peugeot 1007 buying guide

In 2025, Peugeot 1007 cars passed 58.4% of 1,536 initial MOT tests, 13.9 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.

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Peugeot 1007 MOT record in brief

Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.

58.4%

Peugeot 1007 pass rate

72.3%

UK average, all cars

−13.9

percentage points below average

Ranked on pass rate the 1007 sits 507th of 575 models in the data. Peugeot as a brand averaged 66.8%, so this model runs 8.4 points behind its own brand.

A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Peugeot 1007 MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the 1007 compares with similar cars.

1007 fuel types

Petrol was the most common fuel among Peugeot 1007 cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 14.5% of tests.

Where the 1007 fails its MOT

Where Peugeot 1007 cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.9%
  • Suspension20.6%
  • Brakes17.2%
  • Tyres9%
  • Body, chassis, structure7.1%
  • Visibility6.6%

The specific items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (6%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.5%) and stop lamp not working (3.9%). See every common 1007 MOT failure.

These are DVSA failure records across every Peugeot 1007 that failed, not a claim that every 1007 has these problems.

What should you check when buying a used 1007?

The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.

1

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 28.9% of 1007 failure items.

2

Suspension

Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 20.6% of 1007 failure items.

3

Brakes

Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 17.2% of 1007 failure items.

4

Tyres

Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 9% of 1007 failure items.

5

Body, chassis, structure

Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 7.1% of 1007 failure items.

None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.

What the MOT record doesn't tell you

Knowing Peugeot 1007 failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.

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  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

Used Peugeot 1007 FAQs

Is the Peugeot 1007 reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 58.4% first-time pass rate for the Peugeot 1007 across 1,536 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

What should I check before buying a used Peugeot 1007?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.

How do I check a Peugeot 1007's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.