Pass rate
72.0%
Below average — 5.2 pts behind the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 107 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£75
2012 Peugeot 4007 MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 107,105 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
30.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2010 73.6% pass
- Avoid 2008 68.0% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 5.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 62.0%
- Typical mileage
- 107k mi
The 2012 Peugeot 4007 MOT pass rate is 72.0% of its MOT tests — 5.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 30.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot 4007 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.4× the national share
Brakes make up 30.2% of everything recorded on the 2012 Peugeot 4007, against 20.9% nationally — 9.3 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 77.2%; this one manages 72.0% — 5.2 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 25% 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 2012 Peugeot 4007 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 5.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 62.0%. The median 2012 Peugeot 4007 in this dataset had covered 107,105 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 67.6% of the time, April–September 79.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Track rod end ball joint has excessive play", noted on 9.35% of tests.
- 107 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.0% overall pass rate, 62.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot 4007, the average is 70.7% — best year 2010 (73.6%), worst 2008 (68.0%).
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
- 107
- Typical mileage (median)
- 107,105 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot 4007
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 4007 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 4007
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 21 | 61.9% |
| Wales | 15 | 73.3% |
| Yorkshire | 15 | 80.0% |
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 2012 4007
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 2012 4007
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 suspension joints 9.3% of tests
“track rod end ball joint has excessive play”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 7.5% 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 brakes 4.7% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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 2012 4007 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£75 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£75
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 25%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 107 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 4007, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2007 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.0% to 73.6% — a spread of 5.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 70.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 68.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2009 70.7% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2010 73.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2011 73.3% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2012 72.0%track rod end ball joint has…
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 2012 Peugeot 4007 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 2012 cars with a similar record
- Hyundai Santa Fe 72.0%
- Nissan Juke 71.9%
- Citroen DS4 71.9%
- Hyundai I30 72.2%
- Vauxhall Antara 71.8%
- Chevrolet Captiva 72.2%
Closest pass rates among 2012 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 2012 Peugeot 4007 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 298 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 | 91 | 30.20% | 20.89% | +9.31 |
| Suspension | 71 | 23.60% | 20.98% | +2.62 |
| Tyres | 42 | 14.00% | 19.76% | −5.76 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 27 | 9.00% | 12.21% | −3.21 |
| Non-component advisories | 23 | 7.60% | 4.18% | +3.42 |
| Steering | 17 | 5.60% | 2.57% | +3.03 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 10 | 3.30% | 5.52% | −2.22 |
| Visibility | 10 | 3.30% | 4.97% | −1.67 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5 | 1.70% | 5.57% | −3.87 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 0.70% | 1.76% | −1.06 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 9.3% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 8.4% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.5% | £5–20 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.6% | £5–25 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 5.6% | £60–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 4.7% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 3.7% | £45–110 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.8% | £60–140 |
| Rigid brake pipes leaking on a hydraulic braking system Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £80–180 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.8% | £80–200 |
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 | 25.2% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 24.3% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 17.8% | £45–110 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 12.2% | £180–450 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 11.2% | £25–65 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.3% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 11 | 90.9% | 51,746 mi |
| 60-90k | 14 | 71.4% | 72,395 mi |
| 90-120k | 48 | 68.8% | 104,487 mi |
| 120k+ | 34 | 70.6% | 153,486 mi |
Source: 107 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.
2012 4007 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Peugeot 4007?
72.0% of the 107 2012 Peugeot 4007 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 62.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Peugeot 4007?
The three most recorded items are track rod end ball joint has excessive play (9.35%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (8.41%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.48%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Peugeot 4007 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.9% of the time, falling to 70.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Peugeot 4007 in this dataset had covered 107,105 mi.
Does the season affect the 2012 Peugeot 4007 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 67.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 79.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.