Pass rate
66.9%
Below average — 5.7 pts behind the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 133 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £38–£102
2003 Peugeot 607 MOT pass rate
- 2003
- typical 116,034 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
27.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2005 81.5% pass
- Avoid 2003 66.9% pass · this year
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 14.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 56.4%
- Typical mileage
- 116k mi
The 2003 Peugeot 607 MOT pass rate is 66.9% of its MOT tests — 5.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot 607 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.3× the national share
Brakes make up 27.0% of everything recorded on the 2003 Peugeot 607, against 20.9% nationally — 6.1 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 72.6%; this one manages 66.9% — 5.7 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 133 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 607 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, so this figure is 5.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 56.4%. The median 2003 Peugeot 607 in this dataset had covered 116,034 mi.
77% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 68.9% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 68.1% of the time, April–September 65.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 9.77% of tests.
- 133 recorded tests behind this page.
- 66.9% overall pass rate, 56.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot 607, the average is 74.8% — best year 2005 (81.5%), worst 2003 (66.9%).
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
- 133
- Typical mileage (median)
- 116,034 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot 607
- 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 607 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 55% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (77% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the 607
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 34 | 64.7% |
| East of England | 19 | 63.2% |
| West Midlands | 18 | 61.1% |
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 607
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 607
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 9.8% 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 suspension joints 7.5% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
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 wipers and washers 4.5% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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 607 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £38–£102 — and 39% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £38–£102
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: sub-frame corroded
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 39%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 133 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 607, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2002 to 2008. Across them the pass rate runs from 66.9% to 81.5% — a spread of 14.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 74.4% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 66.9%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 73.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 81.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2006 80.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2007 76.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2008 73.6% 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 607 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
- Volkswagen Beetle 67.1%
- Volvo V40 67.3%
- Ford Ka 68.0%
- Ford Galaxy 68.0%
- Vauxhall Combo 65.8%
- Citroen C3 68.2%
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 607 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 470 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 | 130 | 27.00% | 20.89% | +6.11 |
| Suspension | 84 | 17.40% | 20.98% | −3.58 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 74 | 15.40% | 12.21% | +3.19 |
| Tyres | 50 | 10.40% | 19.76% | −9.36 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 40 | 8.30% | 5.57% | +2.73 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 31 | 6.40% | 5.52% | +0.88 |
| Visibility | 22 | 4.60% | 4.97% | −0.37 |
| Steering | 15 | 3.10% | 2.57% | +0.53 |
| Non-component advisories | 14 | 2.90% | 4.18% | −1.28 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 10 | 2.10% | 0.82% | +1.28 |
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 | 9.8% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 7.5% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 6.8% | £80–250 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 6.8% | £45–110 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 6.0% | £45–110 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 4.5% | £8–22 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.8% | £3–15 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Major | 3.8% | £180–450 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 3.8% | £5–15 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 3.0% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 29.3% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 19.6% | £80–180 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 18.8% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 18.1% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.8% | £45–95 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 11.3% | £35–85 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 5 | 80.0% | 35,615 mi |
| 60-90k | 28 | 75.0% | 80,162 mi |
| 90-120k | 41 | 63.4% | 107,902 mi |
| 120k+ | 58 | 63.8% | 149,236 mi |
Source: 133 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 607 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 Peugeot 607?
66.9% of the 133 2003 Peugeot 607 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 56.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 Peugeot 607?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (9.77%), ball joint excessively worn (7.52%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.77%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2003 Peugeot 607 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.0% of the time, falling to 63.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 Peugeot 607 in this dataset had covered 116,034 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2003 Peugeot 607?
Diesel: 68.9% pass rate across 103 tests. Petrol: 60.0% pass rate across 30 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2003 Peugeot 607 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 68.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 65.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.