57.4%
Peugeot 106
Peugeot 106 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Peugeot 106 passed 57.4% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 14.9 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength.
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How the 106 compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
66.8%
Peugeot average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The 106 runs 9.4 points behind the Peugeot average. It is 19th of the 24 Peugeot models in the data. The average 106 arrived at its test 25.3 years old with 80,007 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
106 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 2 | 50% | 22.3 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 4,176 | 57.4% | 14.9 pts below |
Too few tests fall into some age groups to compare them reliably. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where 106 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Peugeot 106 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 39.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common 106 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Peugeot 106 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 39.1% of everything testers recorded against failed Peugeot 106 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a 106
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Brakes
Recorded most often: service brake imbalance across an axle and service brake performance efficiency below requirements. 8.3% of failure items.
2
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits and catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits. 8.1% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working and position lamp not working. 7.1% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength. 5.6% of failure items.
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Peugeot 106 MOT FAQs
What is the Peugeot 106 MOT pass rate?
57.4% of Peugeot 106 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 4,178 tests. That is 14.9 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 517th of 575 models.
What does a Peugeot 106 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Peugeot 106 cars failing their 2025 MOT was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength, on 5.6% of failure items. Next were catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (4.5%) and service brake imbalance across an axle (4.3%).
Which area causes the most Peugeot 106 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 20.2%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 19.7%.
Does this mean every Peugeot 106 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Peugeot 106 that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Peugeot 106's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.