Pass rate
74.7%
Below average — 3.9 pts behind the 78.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 10,791 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £26–£80
2013 Peugeot 207 MOT pass rate
- 2013
- typical 72,261 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
20.4% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2014 79.2% pass
- Avoid 2008 69.2% pass
Across the 9 years on record, a spread of 10 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 67.0%
- Typical mileage
- 72k mi
The 2013 Peugeot 207 MOT pass rate is 74.7% of its MOT tests — 3.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 20.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot 207 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.3× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 13.0% of everything recorded on the 2013 Peugeot 207, against 5.6% nationally — 7.4 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 20.4%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 78.6%; this one manages 74.7% — 3.9 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2013 Peugeot 207 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 78.6%, so this figure is 3.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 67.0%. The median 2013 Peugeot 207 in this dataset had covered 72,261 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 53% of tests, with a 73.3% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 75.3% of the time, April–September 74.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 7.34% of tests.
- 10,791 recorded tests behind this page.
- 74.7% overall pass rate, 67.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot 207, the average is 70.8% — best year 2014 (79.2%), worst 2008 (69.2%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 10,791
- Typical mileage (median)
- 72,261 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot 207
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 207 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (53% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the 207
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,990 | 67.5% |
| South West | 1,712 | 77.7% |
| South East | 1,348 | 79.0% |
| North West | 1,166 | 76.0% |
| West Midlands | 983 | 76.9% |
| East of England | 815 | 78.2% |
| Yorkshire | 806 | 74.1% |
| Wales | 654 | 72.8% |
| East Midlands | 652 | 76.1% |
| North East | 502 | 68.9% |
| London | 163 | 81.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2013 207
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2013 207
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 7.3% of tests
“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.
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Check the coil springs 6.2% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 2.2% of tests
“exhaust system system insecure”
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.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2013 207 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £26–£80 — and 52% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £26–£80
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 52%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 10,791 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the 207, side by side
9 model years on record, from 2006 to 2014. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.2% to 79.2% — a spread of 10 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2006 69.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 69.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 69.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 69.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 70.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 72.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 73.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 74.7%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 79.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2013 Peugeot 207 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2013 cars with a similar record
- Kia Ceed 74.7%
- Ford Galaxy 74.7%
- Hyundai IX20 74.7%
- Hyundai IX35 74.6%
- Nissan X-Trail 74.6%
- Kia Sportage 74.9%
Closest pass rates among 2013 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2013 Peugeot 207 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 21,990 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 4,542 | 20.40% | 20.89% | −0.49 |
| Suspension | 3,979 | 17.90% | 20.98% | −3.08 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3,869 | 17.40% | 12.21% | +5.19 |
| Tyres | 3,834 | 17.20% | 19.76% | −2.56 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2,882 | 13.00% | 5.57% | +7.43 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,105 | 5.00% | 5.52% | −0.52 |
| Visibility | 690 | 3.10% | 4.97% | −1.87 |
| Non-component advisories | 562 | 2.50% | 4.18% | −1.68 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 304 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
| Steering | 223 | 1.00% | 2.57% | −1.57 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.3% | £5–20 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 6.2% | £25–65 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.9% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.2% | £5–25 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £3–12 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.5% | £5–25 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.2% | £45–120 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.1% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.0% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.0% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 19.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 16.1% | £45–110 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 10.6% | £45–120 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.4% | £45–95 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 6.9% | £25–65 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 5.5% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 700 | 86.4% | 22,828 mi |
| 30-60k | 3,146 | 79.3% | 46,519 mi |
| 60-90k | 3,650 | 73.3% | 74,647 mi |
| 90-120k | 2,245 | 69.8% | 102,557 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,049 | 68.7% | 141,544 mi |
Source: 10,791 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2013 207 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2013 Peugeot 207?
74.7% of the 10,791 2013 Peugeot 207 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 78.6% for cars first used in 2013. First-attempt pass rate: 67.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2013 Peugeot 207?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.34%), coil spring fractured or broken (6.15%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.88%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2013 Peugeot 207 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 86.4% of the time, falling to 68.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2013 Peugeot 207 in this dataset had covered 72,261 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2013 Peugeot 207?
Diesel: 73.3% pass rate across 5,704 tests. Petrol: 76.3% pass rate across 5,085 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2013 Peugeot 207 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 75.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 74.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.