Pass rate
72.0%
Below average — 1.8 pts behind the 73.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 4,070 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £66–£193
2000 Peugeot 306 MOT pass rate
- 2000
- typical 104,592 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
26.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2002 73.0% pass
- Avoid 2000 72.0% pass · this year
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 64.3%
- Typical mileage
- 105k mi
The 2000 Peugeot 306 MOT pass rate is 72.0% of its MOT tests — 1.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot 306 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.0× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 11.2% of everything recorded on the 2000 Peugeot 306, against 5.5% nationally — 5.7 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 26.2%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2000 Peugeot 306 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.8%, so this figure is 1.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 64.3%. The median 2000 Peugeot 306 in this dataset had covered 104,592 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 64% of tests, with a 72.3% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 70.5% of the time, April–September 73.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 5.41% of tests.
- 4,070 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.0% overall pass rate, 64.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot 306, the average is 72.4% — best year 2002 (73.0%), worst 2000 (72.0%).
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
- 4,070
- Typical mileage (median)
- 104,592 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot 306
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the 306 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 62% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (64% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the 306
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 976 | 68.5% |
| South East | 858 | 71.7% |
| West Midlands | 512 | 74.2% |
| East of England | 416 | 74.0% |
| East Midlands | 286 | 69.9% |
| North West | 270 | 73.0% |
| Wales | 250 | 74.0% |
| Yorkshire | 198 | 76.8% |
| Scotland | 178 | 71.3% |
| North East | 83 | 80.7% |
| London | 43 | 74.4% |
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 2000 306
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 2000 306
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 windscreen 4.1% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the steering 3.4% of tests
“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.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 3.2% of tests
“exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”
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 2000 306 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £66–£193 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £66–£193
- Cheapest common item: ball joint excessively worn
- £18–£45
- Dearest common item: steering rack gaiter missing or no longer…
- £120–£300
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 20%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 4,070 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 306, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2000 to 2002. Across them the pass rate runs from 72.0% to 73.0% — a spread of 1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 72.0%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2001 72.9% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2002 73.0% 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 2000 Peugeot 306 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 2000 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Golf 72.0%
- Vauxhall Corsa 71.9%
- Jaguar S-Type 71.9%
- Toyota Hilux 72.1%
- Volkswagen Polo 71.8%
- Audi Tt 72.2%
Closest pass rates among 2000 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 2000 Peugeot 306 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 12,248 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 | 3,270 | 26.20% | 20.89% | +5.31 |
| Suspension | 2,171 | 17.40% | 20.98% | −3.58 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,395 | 11.20% | 5.52% | +5.68 |
| Tyres | 1,309 | 10.50% | 19.76% | −9.26 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1,220 | 9.80% | 5.57% | +4.23 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,139 | 9.10% | 12.21% | −3.11 |
| Steering | 560 | 4.50% | 2.57% | +1.93 |
| Visibility | 512 | 4.10% | 4.97% | −0.87 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 369 | 3.00% | 1.76% | +1.24 |
| Non-component advisories | 303 | 2.40% | 4.18% | −1.78 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 5.4% | £80–250 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 5.1% | £45–110 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.1% | £80–200 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 3.4% | £120–300 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.2% | £45–120 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.9% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.6% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.5% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.5% | £60–250 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 2.5% | £60–150 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 17.8% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.3% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 13.1% | £80–180 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.9% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.6% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 9.4% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 48 | 81.3% | 20,425 mi |
| 30-60k | 458 | 76.6% | 49,411 mi |
| 60-90k | 947 | 74.2% | 76,211 mi |
| 90-120k | 1,114 | 71.3% | 104,672 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,431 | 70.1% | 159,102 mi |
Source: 4,070 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.
2000 306 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2000 Peugeot 306?
72.0% of the 4,070 2000 Peugeot 306 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.8% for cars first used in 2000. First-attempt pass rate: 64.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2000 Peugeot 306?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (5.41%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (5.14%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (4.10%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2000 Peugeot 306 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 81.3% of the time, falling to 70.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2000 Peugeot 306 in this dataset had covered 104,592 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2000 Peugeot 306?
Petrol: 72.3% pass rate across 2,604 tests. Diesel: 71.6% pass rate across 1,466 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2000 Peugeot 306 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 70.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 73.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.