49.4%
Peugeot 307 pass rate
Used Peugeot 307 buying guide
In 2025, Peugeot 307 cars passed 49.4% of 21,625 initial MOT tests, 22.9 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Peugeot 307 MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−22.9
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the 307 sits 573rd of 575 models in the data. Peugeot as a brand averaged 66.8%, so this model runs 17.4 points behind its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Peugeot 307 MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the 307 compares with similar cars.
307 fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Peugeot 307 cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 34.3% of tests.
Where the 307 fails its MOT
Where Peugeot 307 cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (6.8%), headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.5%) and joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.4%). See every common 307 MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Peugeot 307 that failed, not a claim that every 307 has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used 307?
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. 33.5% of 307 failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 20.1% of 307 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. 12.4% of 307 failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 10.1% of 307 failure items.
5
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. 6.4% of 307 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 307 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
Other used Peugeot models
The most-tested Peugeot models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the 307.
Used Peugeot 307 FAQs
Is the Peugeot 307 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 49.4% first-time pass rate for the Peugeot 307 across 21,625 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Peugeot 307?
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 307'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.