Pass rate
67.2%
Below average — 5.2 pts behind the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 344 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £47–£125
2005 Peugeot 807 MOT pass rate
- 2005
- typical 122,925 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
20.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2004 72.6% pass
- Avoid 2007 63.6% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 57.3%
- Typical mileage
- 123k mi
The 2005 Peugeot 807 MOT pass rate is 67.2% of its MOT tests — 5.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 20.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot 807 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 1.9× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 10.8% of everything recorded on the 2005 Peugeot 807, against 5.6% nationally — 5.2 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 20.6%, but at 20.9% 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 72.4%; this one manages 67.2% — 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 2005 Peugeot 807 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, 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 57.3%. The median 2005 Peugeot 807 in this dataset had covered 122,925 mi.
90% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 65.7% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 67.0% of the time, April–September 67.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 9.88% of tests.
- 344 recorded tests behind this page.
- 67.2% overall pass rate, 57.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot 807, the average is 66.0% — best year 2004 (72.6%), worst 2007 (63.6%).
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
- 344
- Typical mileage (median)
- 122,925 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot 807
- 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 807 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 (90% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the 807
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 96 | 68.8% |
| East of England | 46 | 65.2% |
| East Midlands | 39 | 59.0% |
| North West | 38 | 71.1% |
| West Midlands | 37 | 64.9% |
| South West | 36 | 55.6% |
| Wales | 17 | 76.5% |
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 2005 807
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 2005 807
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 9.9% 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 7.0% 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 corrosion 6.1% 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.
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 2005 807 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £47–£125 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £47–£125
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 25%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 344 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 807, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2003 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 63.6% to 72.6% — a spread of 9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 68.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 72.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2005 67.2%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 67.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 63.6% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2008 63.9% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2009 65.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 72.4% 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 2005 Peugeot 807 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 2005 cars with a similar record
- Ford Ka 67.3%
- Kia Sportage 67.3%
- Ford Galaxy 67.0%
- Vauxhall Meriva 67.6%
- Suzuki Alto 67.7%
- Vauxhall Combo 67.8%
Closest pass rates among 2005 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 2005 Peugeot 807 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 1,226 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 | 256 | 20.60% | 20.89% | −0.29 |
| Suspension | 253 | 20.40% | 20.98% | −0.58 |
| Tyres | 158 | 12.70% | 19.76% | −7.06 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 156 | 12.60% | 12.21% | +0.39 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 134 | 10.80% | 5.57% | +5.23 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 124 | 10.00% | 5.52% | +4.48 |
| Visibility | 54 | 4.30% | 4.97% | −0.67 |
| Non-component advisories | 47 | 3.80% | 4.18% | −0.38 |
| Steering | 22 | 1.80% | 2.57% | −0.77 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 22 | 1.80% | 0.82% | +0.98 |
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 | 9.9% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 7.0% | £18–45 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 6.4% | £45–110 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 6.1% | £180–450 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 4.9% | £25–65 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 4.4% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.5% | £45–120 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.5% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.5% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.5% | £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 | 27.0% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 26.7% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.8% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 11.9% | £80–180 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.2% | £45–95 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 9.0% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 13 | 76.9% | 53,906 mi |
| 60-90k | 35 | 77.1% | 74,391 mi |
| 90-120k | 119 | 64.7% | 106,976 mi |
| 120k+ | 177 | 66.1% | 152,732 mi |
Source: 344 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.
2005 807 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 Peugeot 807?
67.2% of the 344 2005 Peugeot 807 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 57.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 Peugeot 807?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (9.88%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (6.98%), rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (6.40%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 Peugeot 807 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 76.9% of the time, falling to 66.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 Peugeot 807 in this dataset had covered 122,925 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2005 Peugeot 807?
Diesel: 65.7% pass rate across 309 tests. Petrol: 80.0% pass rate across 35 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2005 Peugeot 807 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 67.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 67.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.