Peugeot 106 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Peugeot 106 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Peugeot 106 passed on its first attempt in 61.8%, and its overall record sits −10.5 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Peugeot 106 in the 2023–2025 data: 12,003 tests across 4 model years (2000–2003). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Peugeot 106 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Peugeot 106, the Body, chassis, structure section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Peugeot 106's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Peugeot 106 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Peugeot 106, each with how many of the model's 12,003 tests it was noted on.

• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 679 Peugeot 106 tests, 5.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake imbalance across an axle" (Major) — noted on about 653 Peugeot 106 tests, 5.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 628 Peugeot 106 tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 529 Peugeot 106 tests, 4.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 459 Peugeot 106 tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 459 Peugeot 106 tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Peugeot 106 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Peugeot 106 model year on record is 2003 (72.5% across 2,299 tests), and the weakest is 2000 (69.2%). The gap between them is 3.3 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Peugeot 106 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.0 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Peugeot 106 Owners

These checks follow this Peugeot 106's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Peugeot 106.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• the exhaust and emissions — “catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”

  Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.

• the steering — “steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”

  With the wheels straight, rock the steering wheel gently with the engine off — more than about an inch of free play before the wheels move is worth investigating. Split rack gaiters are cheap to replace and commonly recorded.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Peugeot 106. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Peugeot 106 MOT & Reliability