Pass rate
67.3%
Below average — 6.0 pts behind the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 98 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £77–£206
2001 Peugeot 806 MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 111,536 mi
Only 98 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
26.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2001 67.3% pass · this year
- Avoid 2002 65.8% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 1.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 57.9%
- Typical mileage
- 112k mi
The 2001 Peugeot 806 MOT pass rate is 67.3% of its MOT tests — 6.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot 806 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.7× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 15.1% of everything recorded on the 2001 Peugeot 806, against 5.6% nationally — 9.5 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 26.1%, but at 21.0% 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 73.3%; this one manages 67.3% — 6.0 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 17% 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 2001 Peugeot 806 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 6.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 57.9%. The median 2001 Peugeot 806 in this dataset had covered 111,536 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 57% of tests, with a 69.6% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 66.0% of the time, April–September 68.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 13.27% of tests.
- 98 recorded tests behind this page.
- 67.3% overall pass rate, 57.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot 806, the average is 66.8% — best year 2001 (67.3%), worst 2002 (65.8%).
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
- 98
- Typical mileage (median)
- 111,536 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot 806
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the 806 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 56% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (57% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the 806
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 24 | 54.2% |
| South East | 20 | 65.0% |
| West Midlands | 15 | 66.7% |
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 2001 806
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 2001 806
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 corrosion 13.3% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the suspension joints 8.2% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
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 windscreen 7.1% 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.
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 2001 806 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £77–£206 — and 17% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £77–£206
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators lens defective
- £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
- 17%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 98 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 806, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2000 to 2002. Across them the pass rate runs from 65.8% to 67.3% — a spread of 1.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 67.0% component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 67.3%component mounting prescribed…
- 2002 65.8% 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 2001 Peugeot 806 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 2001 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Beetle 67.8%
- Citroen Xsara 68.1%
- MINI Mini 68.2%
- Ford Fiesta 69.0%
- Vauxhall Corsa 69.1%
- Honda Accord 69.5%
Closest pass rates among 2001 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 2001 Peugeot 806 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 342 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 | 90 | 26.10% | 20.98% | +5.12 |
| Brakes | 66 | 19.10% | 20.89% | −1.79 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 52 | 15.10% | 5.57% | +9.53 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 36 | 10.40% | 12.21% | −1.81 |
| Tyres | 25 | 7.20% | 19.76% | −12.56 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 18 | 5.20% | 5.52% | −0.32 |
| Visibility | 17 | 4.90% | 4.97% | −0.07 |
| Steering | 17 | 4.90% | 2.57% | +2.33 |
| Non-component advisories | 16 | 4.60% | 4.18% | +0.42 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 5 | 1.40% | 0.82% | +0.58 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 13.3% | £180–450 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 12.2% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 8.2% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 7.1% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.1% | £18–45 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 5.1% | £8–22 |
| Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 4.1% | £120–300 |
| Individual direction indicators lens defective which has no effect on emitted light Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.1% | £3–12 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.1% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £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 | 21.4% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 16.3% | £25–65 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 14.3% | £200–700 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 12.2% | £45–120 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.2% | £45–95 |
| Flexible brake hoses excessively deteriorated Brakes | Advisory | 11.2% | £25–70 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 4 | 75.0% | 55,180 mi |
| 60-90k | 8 | 87.5% | 72,824 mi |
| 90-120k | 17 | 64.7% | 104,649 mi |
| 120k+ | 21 | 76.2% | 193,385 mi |
Source: 98 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.
2001 806 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Peugeot 806?
67.3% of the 98 2001 Peugeot 806 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 57.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Peugeot 806?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (13.27%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (12.24%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (8.16%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Peugeot 806 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 76.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Peugeot 806 in this dataset had covered 111,536 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2001 Peugeot 806?
Diesel: 69.6% pass rate across 56 tests. Petrol: 64.3% pass rate across 42 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2001 Peugeot 806 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 66.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 68.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.