Pass rate
68.7%
Below average — 3.9 pts behind the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 9,927 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £42–£119
2003 Peugeot 307 MOT pass rate
- 2003
- typical 104,558 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
21.8% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2010 72.5% pass
- Avoid 2004 68.1% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 4.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 57.8%
- Typical mileage
- 105k mi
The 2003 Peugeot 307 MOT pass rate is 68.7% of its MOT tests — 3.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot 307 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.5× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 18.1% of everything recorded on the 2003 Peugeot 307, against 12.2% nationally — 5.9 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 21.8%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 72.6%; this one manages 68.7% — 3.9 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 56% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
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 2003 Peugeot 307 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, 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 57.8%. The median 2003 Peugeot 307 in this dataset had covered 104,558 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 60% of tests, with a 69.2% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 68.7% of the time, April–September 68.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 8.31% of tests.
- 9,927 recorded tests behind this page.
- 68.7% overall pass rate, 57.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot 307, the average is 69.0% — best year 2010 (72.5%), worst 2004 (68.1%).
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
- 9,927
- Typical mileage (median)
- 104,558 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot 307
- 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 307 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (60% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the 307
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 2,289 | 70.5% |
| South West | 1,811 | 64.7% |
| East of England | 1,159 | 68.5% |
| West Midlands | 1,138 | 71.5% |
| North West | 887 | 67.4% |
| East Midlands | 764 | 67.4% |
| Yorkshire | 596 | 67.1% |
| Wales | 488 | 64.5% |
| London | 452 | 82.1% |
| Scotland | 181 | 64.6% |
| North East | 162 | 66.0% |
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 2003 307
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 2003 307
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 8.3% 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 windscreen 4.2% 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 horn 4.1% of tests
“horn not working”
Press it. That is the whole check, and a surprising number of cars fail on 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 2003 307 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £42–£119 — and 56% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £42–£119
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 56%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 9,927 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 307, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2001 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.1% to 72.5% — a spread of 4.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2001 69.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 68.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 68.7%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 68.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 68.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 69.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 69.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 70.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 70.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 72.5% joints constant velocity boot…
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 2003 Peugeot 307 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 2003 cars with a similar record
- Renault Clio 68.7%
- Fiat Punto 68.7%
- Nissan X-Trail 68.9%
- Vauxhall Corsa 68.4%
- Citroen Xsara 68.4%
- Volkswagen Polo 68.3%
Closest pass rates among 2003 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 2003 Peugeot 307 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 36,360 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 8,032 | 21.80% | 20.98% | +0.82 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6,697 | 18.10% | 12.21% | +5.89 |
| Brakes | 6,299 | 17.10% | 20.89% | −3.79 |
| Tyres | 3,926 | 10.60% | 19.76% | −9.16 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3,295 | 8.90% | 5.57% | +3.33 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2,503 | 6.80% | 5.52% | +1.28 |
| Non-component advisories | 1,789 | 4.80% | 4.18% | +0.62 |
| Visibility | 1,537 | 4.20% | 4.97% | −0.77 |
| Steering | 1,240 | 3.40% | 2.57% | +0.83 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1,042 | 2.80% | 1.76% | +1.04 |
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 | 8.3% | £5–20 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.2% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.7% | £80–250 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.2% | £80–200 |
| Horn not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.1% | £8–25 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £3–12 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.5% | £80–250 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.3% | £180–450 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.3% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.0% | £5–25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 19.8% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 17.8% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 17.2% | £40–150 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 17.1% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 14.3% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 12.2% | £120–300 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 116 | 81.9% | 22,510 mi |
| 30-60k | 915 | 74.1% | 49,580 mi |
| 60-90k | 2,431 | 70.3% | 76,093 mi |
| 90-120k | 2,853 | 68.3% | 104,150 mi |
| 120k+ | 3,596 | 66.1% | 154,887 mi |
Source: 9,927 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.
2003 307 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 Peugeot 307?
68.7% of the 9,927 2003 Peugeot 307 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 57.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 Peugeot 307?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (8.31%), position lamp not working (5.16%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.68%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2003 Peugeot 307 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 81.9% of the time, falling to 66.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 Peugeot 307 in this dataset had covered 104,558 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2003 Peugeot 307?
Petrol: 69.2% pass rate across 5,966 tests. Diesel: 67.9% pass rate across 3,959 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2003 Peugeot 307 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 68.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 68.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.