Pass rate
65.8%
Below average — 7.1 pts behind the 72.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 76 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £97–£260
2002 Peugeot 806 MOT pass rate
- 2002
- typical 127,795 mi
Only 76 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
28.8% 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
- Avoid 2002 65.8% pass · this year
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 1.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 55.2%
- Typical mileage
- 128k mi
The 2002 Peugeot 806 MOT pass rate is 65.8% of its MOT tests — 7.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.8% 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 14.9% of everything recorded on the 2002 Peugeot 806, against 5.6% nationally — 9.3 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 28.8%, 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 72.9%; this one manages 65.8% — 7.1 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 2002 Peugeot 806 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.9%, so this figure is 7.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 55.2%. The median 2002 Peugeot 806 in this dataset had covered 127,795 mi.
50% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 65.8% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 69.2% of the time, April–September 62.2%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 15.79% of tests.
- 76 recorded tests behind this page.
- 65.8% overall pass rate, 55.2% 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
- 76
- Typical mileage (median)
- 127,795 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
Body Panel 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 61% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (50% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the 806
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 25 | 56.0% |
| West Midlands | 15 | 73.3% |
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 2002 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 2002 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 11.8% 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 lights 5.3% of tests
“mirrors slightly damaged”
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 wipers and washers 5.3% 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 2002 806 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £97–£260 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £97–£260
- 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
- 30%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 25%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 76 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 2002 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 2002 cars with a similar record
- Vauxhall Combo 66.5%
- Volkswagen Beetle 67.0%
- Ford Ka 67.2%
- Citroen C3 68.6%
- Volkswagen Polo 68.7%
- Honda Accord 68.7%
Closest pass rates among 2002 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 2002 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 313 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 | 91 | 28.80% | 20.98% | +7.82 |
| Brakes | 54 | 17.10% | 20.89% | −3.79 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 47 | 14.90% | 5.57% | +9.33 |
| Tyres | 35 | 11.10% | 19.76% | −8.66 |
| Non-component advisories | 23 | 7.30% | 4.18% | +3.12 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 20 | 6.30% | 5.52% | +0.78 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 18 | 5.70% | 12.21% | −6.51 |
| Visibility | 11 | 3.50% | 4.97% | −1.47 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 9 | 2.80% | 1.76% | +1.04 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 5 | 1.60% | 0.82% | +0.78 |
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 | 15.8% | £80–250 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 11.8% | £180–450 |
| Mirrors slightly damaged Visibility | Minor | 5.3% | £3–15 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 5.3% | £8–22 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 4.0% | £80–180 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.0% | £3–12 |
| Sub-frame mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 4.0% | £180–450 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.6% | £60–250 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.6% | £180–450 |
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.6% | £180–450 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 42.1% | £25–65 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 28.9% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 21.1% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 18.4% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 14.5% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 14.5% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60-90k | 10 | 90.0% | 78,846 mi |
| 90-120k | 7 | 71.4% | 110,304 mi |
| 120k+ | 23 | 69.6% | 168,232 mi |
Source: 76 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.
2002 806 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2002 Peugeot 806?
65.8% of the 76 2002 Peugeot 806 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.9% for cars first used in 2002. First-attempt pass rate: 55.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2002 Peugeot 806?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (15.79%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (11.84%), mirrors slightly damaged (5.26%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2002 Peugeot 806 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.0% of the time, falling to 69.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2002 Peugeot 806 in this dataset had covered 127,795 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2002 Peugeot 806?
Petrol: 65.8% pass rate across 38 tests. Diesel: 65.8% pass rate across 38 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2002 Peugeot 806 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 69.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 62.2%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.