Peugeot 107 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Peugeot 107 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Peugeot 107 passed on its first attempt in 70.6%, and its overall record sits −4.4 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Peugeot 107 in the 2023–2025 data: 422,184 tests across 10 model years (2005–2014). 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 107 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Peugeot 107, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 107's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Peugeot 107 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Peugeot 107, each with how many of the model's 422,184 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 26,972 Peugeot 107 tests, 6.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 15,585 Peugeot 107 tests, 3.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 14,980 Peugeot 107 tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 12,237 Peugeot 107 tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded" (Major) — noted on about 9,930 Peugeot 107 tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 7,541 Peugeot 107 tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Peugeot 107 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Peugeot 107 model year on record is 2014 (84.2% across 30,174 tests), and the weakest is 2005 (70.3%). The gap between them is 13.9 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Peugeot 107 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.0 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 107 Owners

These checks follow this Peugeot 107's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Peugeot 107.

• 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 brake pipes — “rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”

  Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.

• 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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Peugeot 107. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Peugeot 107 MOT & Reliability