50.2%
Peugeot 207
Peugeot 207 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Peugeot 207 passed 50.2% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 22.1 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was position lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the 207 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 207 runs 16.5 points behind the Peugeot average. It is 23rd of the 24 Peugeot models in the data. The average 207 arrived at its test 15.5 years old with 87,302 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.
207 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Peugeot 207 cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 67.9% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 50.2%, a drop of 17.8 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years | 505 | 67.9% | 4.4 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 112,169 | 50.2% | 22.2 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where 207 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Peugeot 207 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 52.2% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common 207 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Peugeot 207 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 44.7% of everything testers recorded against failed Peugeot 207 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a 207
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect, stop lamp not working, headlamp not working on dipped beam and registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps. 22.8% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken and ball joint excessively worn. 9% of failure items.
3
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 7.1% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 3.2% of failure items.
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Peugeot 207 MOT FAQs
What is the Peugeot 207 MOT pass rate?
50.2% of Peugeot 207 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 112,674 tests. That is 22.1 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 570th of 575 models.
What does a Peugeot 207 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Peugeot 207 cars failing their 2025 MOT was position lamp not working, on 7.1% of failure items. Next were joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (7.1%) and coil spring fractured or broken (5.6%).
Which area causes the most Peugeot 207 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 33.5%, followed by suspension at 18.7%.
Do older Peugeot 207 cars fail their MOT more often?
Peugeot 207 cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 67.9% of MOT tests in 2025, against 50.2% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Peugeot 207 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Peugeot 207 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 207'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.