Peugeot306 MOT results

In 2025, 60.8% of Peugeot 306 MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 63.6% for cars of the same age. 9.7% had at least one dangerous defect (7.5% for cars the same age). The typical Peugeot 306 tested was 25 years old with 103,400 miles. Based on 3,374 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Peugeot 306 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 60.8%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 63.6%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.1%passed after repair
Failed: 34.1%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.7%same age 7.5%
Typical mileage: 103,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Peugeot 306All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2002	129	65.1%	59.4%
2001	675	59.9%	60.9%
2000	865	60.0%	62.2%
1999	621	60.9%	64.2%
1998	410	61.0%	65.1%
1997	287	63.4%	66.4%
1996	164	61.0%	66.9%
1995	129	58.9%	67.6%
1994	69	62.3%	68.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Peugeot 306All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	3	66.7%	87.4%	25,000
10-14 years	2	100.0%	65.7%	77,300
15-19 years	3	33.3%	57.6%	99,300
20-29 years	3,211	60.7%	59.6%	104,000
30-39 years	155	62.6%	71.3%	100,000

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Peugeot 306 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
EX Exeter	South West	113	3.3%	3.0×	54.9%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	96	2.8%	0.9×	68.8%
PL Plymouth	South West	84	2.5%	2.4×	51.2%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	83	2.5%	1.7×	60.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	83	2.5%	1.3×	55.4%
GU Guildford	South East	81	2.4%	1.8×	59.3%
TR Truro	South West	76	2.3%	3.7×	59.2%
GL Gloucester	South West	73	2.2%	1.8×	49.3%
PO Portsmouth	South East	73	2.2%	1.5×	54.8%
RG Reading	South East	72	2.1%	1.4×	61.1%
BA Bath	South West	71	2.1%	2.5×	54.9%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	71	2.1%	1.2×	70.4%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	70	2.1%	0.9×	68.6%
TA Taunton	South West	69	2.0%	3.1×	60.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	64	1.9%	1.6×	59.4%
BH Bournemouth	South West	63	1.9%	1.8×	55.6%
SA Swansea	Wales	58	1.7%	1.4×	56.9%
SN Swindon	South West	58	1.7%	1.9×	63.8%
LL Llandudno	Wales	57	1.7%	1.8×	61.4%
TN Tonbridge	South East	57	1.7%	1.3×	61.4%
NR Norwich	East of England	56	1.7%	1.2×	60.7%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	55	1.6%	1.2×	52.7%
BS Bristol	South West	52	1.5%	0.9×	50.0%
SO Southampton	South East	51	1.5%	1.2×	62.7%
SP Salisbury	South West	48	1.4%	3.0×	56.2%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	47	1.4%	0.8×	63.8%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	47	1.4%	1.3×	63.8%
OX Oxford	South East	45	1.3%	1.2×	64.4%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	44	1.3%	1.9×	65.9%
BN Brighton	South East	43	1.3%	1.1×	51.2%
CF Cardiff	Wales	43	1.3%	0.8×	60.5%
RH Redhill	South East	43	1.3%	1.2×	60.5%
DE Derby	East Midlands	38	1.1%	0.8×	73.7%
CT Canterbury	South East	37	1.1%	1.4×	59.5%
PR Preston	North West	37	1.1%	1.2×	56.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	33	1.0%	1.9×	48.5%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	32	0.9%	0.8×	62.5%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	32	0.9%	1.0×	68.8%
LA Lancaster	North West	32	0.9%	1.8×	56.2%
ME Rochester	South East	32	0.9%	0.9×	71.9%
DT Dorchester	South West	30	0.9%	2.3×	56.7%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	29	0.9%	0.9×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	28	0.8%	1.2×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	26	0.8%	0.9×	–
NP Newport	Wales	26	0.8%	0.9×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	25	0.7%	1.0×	–
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	25	0.7%	0.6×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	25	0.7%	1.0×	–
G Glasgow	Scotland	24	0.7%	0.4×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	24	0.7%	1.0×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	24	0.7%	1.2×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	23	0.7%	0.5×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	23	0.7%	1.8×	–
MK Milton Keynes	South East	23	0.7%	0.7×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	22	0.7%	0.8×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	21	0.6%	0.8×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	21	0.6%	1.1×	–
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	21	0.6%	0.4×	–
TW Twickenham	London	21	0.6%	0.9×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	21	0.6%	0.9×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	20	0.6%	0.7×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	18	0.5%	0.9×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	18	0.5%	1.2×	–
SK Stockport	North West	18	0.5%	0.5×	–
TS Teesside	North East	18	0.5%	0.6×	–
WA Warrington	North West	18	0.5%	0.5×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	17	0.5%	1.2×	–
L Liverpool	North West	17	0.5%	0.5×	–
M Manchester	North West	17	0.5%	0.3×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	17	0.5%	0.6×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	16	0.5%	0.5×	–
CH Chester	North West	16	0.5%	0.4×	–
SL Slough	South East	16	0.5%	0.7×	–
CW Crewe	North West	15	0.4%	0.7×	–
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	15	0.4%	0.4×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	14	0.4%	0.5×	–
DL Darlington	North East	14	0.4%	0.7×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	14	0.4%	1.1×	–
UB Southall	London	14	0.4%	0.7×	–
OL Oldham	North West	13	0.4%	0.6×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	12	0.4%	0.8×	–
DH Durham	North East	11	0.3%	0.7×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	11	0.3%	3.9×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	11	0.3%	0.6×	–
LU Luton	East of England	11	0.3%	0.5×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	11	0.3%	0.7×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	10	0.3%	0.7×	–
CR Croydon	London	10	0.3%	0.4×	–
HA Harrow	London	10	0.3%	0.5×	–
BL Bolton	North West	9	0.3%	0.4×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	9	0.3%	3.1×	–
SE London SE	London	9	0.3%	0.3×	–
EN Enfield	London	8	0.2%	0.4×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	8	0.2%	0.8×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	7	0.2%	0.5×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.2%	0.7×	–
NW London NW	London	7	0.2%	0.3×	–
DA Dartford	South East	6	0.2%	0.2×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	6	0.2%	0.8×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	6	0.2%	0.4×	–
N London N	London	6	0.2%	0.3×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	6	0.2%	0.5×	–
SW London SW	London	6	0.2%	0.4×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	5	0.1%	0.3×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	5	0.1%	0.2×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	5	0.1%	0.3×	–
RM Romford	London	5	0.1%	0.2×	–
W London W	London	5	0.1%	0.6×	–
WN Wigan	North West	5	0.1%	0.3×	–
BR Bromley	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
E London E	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
WD Watford	East of England	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	153	4.5%	0.6×	67.3%
North East	70	2.1%	0.5×	52.9%
North West	249	7.4%	0.6×	63.5%
Yorkshire and the Humber	208	6.2%	0.7×	61.5%
Wales	193	5.7%	1.2×	62.2%
West Midlands	405	12.0%	1.2×	64.2%
East Midlands	232	6.9%	1.0×	62.5%
East of England	347	10.3%	1.0×	59.9%
London	136	4.0%	0.4×	69.1%
South East	611	18.1%	1.2×	61.2%
South West	770	22.8%	2.2×	55.2%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Peugeot 306Cars the same age

Brakes16.3%11.5%
Lights and electrics14.9%16.7%
Suspension13.2%12.8%
Body and structure9.4%9.2%
Emissions and leaks9.0%6.9%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)7.3%6.6%
Steering6.6%3.8%
Tyres4.7%4.1%
Seat belts and airbags3.2%3.0%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Peugeot 306 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	5.8%	2.2%	2.6×	0.0%
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering	4.0%	1.1%	3.6×	0.0%
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Body and structure	3.5%	2.0%	1.8×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	3.4%	3.0%	1.1×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Emissions and leaks	3.3%	2.1%	1.6×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	2.9%	2.3%	1.3×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.9%	3.6%	0.8×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	2.8%	1.8%	1.6×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Emissions and leaks	2.5%	1.5%	1.7×	0.0%
Service brake imbalance: across an axle Brakes	2.5%	1.8%	1.4×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	21.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	12.7%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	12.4%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	12.2%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	11.4%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	9.7%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	7.7%
Coil spring: corroded	6.3%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	6.3%
Brake pads: wearing thin	6.2%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	2,039	61.5%
Diesel	1,335	59.9%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model