2010 Peugeot 207: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 49.1% to 50.4% (±0.7 points).

• 2010 Peugeot 20749.8%
• All vehicles first used in 201059.3%

That is 9.5 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2010 (59.3%). These cars were about 15 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2010 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2010, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.4×), suspension (1.2×), body, chassis, structure (2.4×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.3×), tyres (1.0×), noise, emissions, leaks (1.4×) and steering (1.8×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2010.

1. Lights and electrics25.9 in 100 tests1.4× compared with 19.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
2. Suspension20.9 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 16.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
3. Body, chassis, structure14.4 in 100 tests2.4× compared with 5.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
4. Brakes9.8 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 9.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
5. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors7.7 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 6.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
6. Tyres7.7 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 7.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
7. Noise, emissions, leaks7.1 in 100 tests1.4× compared with 5.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
8. Steering6.0 in 100 tests1.8× compared with 3.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2010
9. Seat belts and airbags1.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2010
10. Wheels0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2010
11. Number plates and VIN0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2010

All vehicles first used in 2010: the 175 models in our data, 1,341,682 tests (95.4% of all 1,406,407 tests on vehicles first used in 2010). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2010 Peugeot 207

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Peugeot 207 years

• 2007 Peugeot 20750.2%
• 2008 Peugeot 20748.7%
• 2009 Peugeot 20748.6%
• 2011 Peugeot 20750.4%
• 2012 Peugeot 20753.0%

Other cars first used in 2010

• 2010 Ford Fiesta55.3%
• 2010 Vauxhall Corsa54.8%
• 2010 Ford Focus56.6%
• 2010 Volkswagen Golf62.4%
• 2010 MINI Hatch65.6%