Exhaust system leaking on the Peugeot 206
Exhaust system leaking on the Peugeot 206 is recorded on 21,967 tests — 12.5% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 4.5× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 4.5× that share |
| The 316 models compared | 10 of 316, highest first |
| The model's own record | 175,269 tests · every year of the 206 → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Peugeot 206 tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 5.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2009, 3.1%. The share has fallen 2.4 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 5.5%; best 2008 at 3.0%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 763 | 13,839 | 5.5% |
| 2001 | 1,839 | 35,130 | 5.2% |
| 2002 | 2,970 | 57,393 | 5.2% |
| 2003 | 3,842 | 77,448 | 5.0% |
| 2004 | 4,334 | 108,567 | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 3,515 | 104,133 | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 2,862 | 76,353 | 3.8% |
| 2007 | 1,190 | 31,353 | 3.8% |
| 2008 | 429 | 14,313 | 3.0% |
| 2009 | 218 | 6,936 | 3.1% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£120 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Exhaust system leaking: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Peugeot 206 MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Peugeot model →