Peugeot407 MOT results

In 2025, 53.0% of Peugeot 407 MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 57.7% for cars of the same age. 12.7% had at least one dangerous defect (10.2% for cars the same age). The typical Peugeot 407 tested was 17 years old with 120,700 miles. Based on 6,603 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Peugeot 407 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 53.0%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 57.7%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 8.1%passed after repair
Failed: 38.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 12.7%same age 10.2%
Typical mileage: 120,700at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Peugeot 407All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2011	166	48.2%	61.0%
2010	917	53.5%	59.1%
2009	980	53.4%	58.1%
2008	897	51.8%	57.0%
2007	1,303	54.0%	57.2%
2006	1,317	53.5%	56.8%
2005	799	50.6%	57.5%
2004	224	58.9%	57.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Peugeot 407All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
10-14 years	561	50.4%	65.7%	113,300
15-19 years	5,403	53.3%	57.6%	121,400
20-29 years	639	53.4%	59.6%	122,000

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Peugeot 407 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
PE Peterborough	East of England	206	3.1%	1.7×	51.0%
B Birmingham	West Midlands	197	3.0%	1.0×	64.0%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	171	2.6%	1.1×	51.5%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	160	2.4%	1.6×	63.1%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	160	2.4%	1.3×	52.5%
NR Norwich	East of England	142	2.2%	1.6×	59.9%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	123	1.9%	1.1×	62.6%
LL Llandudno	Wales	120	1.8%	1.9×	58.3%
IP Ipswich	East of England	119	1.8%	1.5×	54.6%
PL Plymouth	South West	119	1.8%	1.8×	47.1%
DE Derby	East Midlands	115	1.7%	1.3×	52.2%
BS Bristol	South West	114	1.7%	1.0×	39.5%
EX Exeter	South West	113	1.7%	1.5×	41.6%
PO Portsmouth	South East	113	1.7%	1.2×	50.4%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	108	1.6%	1.3×	48.1%
GL Gloucester	South West	102	1.5%	1.3×	42.2%
TN Tonbridge	South East	99	1.5%	1.1×	51.5%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	97	1.5%	1.1×	46.4%
ME Rochester	South East	94	1.4%	1.3×	60.6%
SO Southampton	South East	94	1.4%	1.2×	48.9%
M Manchester	North West	93	1.4%	0.9×	58.1%
RG Reading	South East	93	1.4%	0.9×	59.1%
GU Guildford	South East	91	1.4%	1.0×	56.0%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	90	1.4%	0.8×	57.8%
BH Bournemouth	South West	89	1.3%	1.3×	47.2%
CT Canterbury	South East	89	1.3%	1.8×	52.8%
CH Chester	North West	88	1.3%	1.2×	46.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	84	1.3%	0.8×	45.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	77	1.2%	1.1×	51.9%
G Glasgow	Scotland	74	1.1%	0.7×	62.2%
SA Swansea	Wales	71	1.1%	0.9×	50.7%
NP Newport	Wales	70	1.1%	1.2×	47.1%
BB Blackburn	North West	69	1.0%	1.2×	60.9%
L Liverpool	North West	69	1.0%	1.0×	63.8%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	68	1.0%	1.0×	57.4%
TR Truro	South West	67	1.0%	1.7×	41.8%
TA Taunton	South West	66	1.0%	1.5×	42.4%
WA Warrington	North West	66	1.0%	1.0×	60.6%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	66	1.0%	1.5×	60.6%
BN Brighton	South East	65	1.0%	0.8×	38.5%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	65	1.0%	1.5×	46.2%
BA Bath	South West	64	1.0%	1.2×	42.2%
RH Redhill	South East	64	1.0%	0.9×	59.4%
CB Cambridge	East of England	63	1.0%	1.3×	47.6%
CO Colchester	East of England	62	0.9%	1.2×	51.6%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	62	0.9%	1.3×	43.5%
OX Oxford	South East	62	0.9%	0.8×	51.6%
SN Swindon	South West	62	0.9%	1.1×	46.8%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	60	0.9%	1.3×	53.3%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	57	0.9%	1.0×	57.9%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	57	0.9%	1.2×	63.2%
TS Teesside	North East	56	0.8%	0.9×	44.6%
PR Preston	North West	54	0.8%	0.9×	57.4%
SK Stockport	North West	52	0.8%	0.8×	53.8%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	51	0.8%	0.8×	33.3%
LU Luton	East of England	50	0.8%	1.1×	52.0%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	49	0.7%	0.6×	69.4%
DT Dorchester	South West	48	0.7%	1.9×	37.5%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	48	0.7%	0.7×	54.2%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	47	0.7%	0.7×	55.3%
TQ Torquay	South West	47	0.7%	1.4×	42.6%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	46	0.7%	0.8×	50.0%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	46	0.7%	0.6×	56.5%
CA Carlisle	North West	45	0.7%	1.1×	53.3%
BL Bolton	North West	44	0.7%	0.9×	54.5%
DH Durham	North East	44	0.7%	1.3×	56.8%
TF Telford	West Midlands	42	0.6%	1.7×	54.8%
CW Crewe	North West	41	0.6%	1.0×	48.8%
LA Lancaster	North West	41	0.6%	1.2×	61.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	40	0.6%	0.7×	80.0%
FY Blackpool	North West	39	0.6%	1.4×	48.7%
OL Oldham	North West	37	0.6%	0.8×	54.1%
SP Salisbury	South West	36	0.5%	1.1×	47.2%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	36	0.5%	0.9×	41.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	35	0.5%	0.6×	54.3%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	35	0.5%	0.9×	37.1%
SL Slough	South East	34	0.5%	0.7×	50.0%
DL Darlington	North East	33	0.5%	0.9×	60.6%
WN Wigan	North West	31	0.5%	1.0×	51.6%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	29	0.4%	0.8×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	27	0.4%	0.7×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	27	0.4%	0.6×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	26	0.4%	1.1×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	25	0.4%	1.1×	–
TW Twickenham	London	25	0.4%	0.5×	–
RM Romford	London	24	0.4%	0.5×	–
DA Dartford	South East	23	0.3%	0.5×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	23	0.3%	0.9×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	22	0.3%	0.7×	–
SE London SE	London	22	0.3%	0.4×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	21	0.3%	0.7×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	20	0.3%	0.7×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	19	0.3%	1.2×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	19	0.3%	0.7×	–
E London E	London	18	0.3%	0.3×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	17	0.3%	0.3×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	17	0.3%	0.6×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	16	0.2%	0.5×	–
EN Enfield	London	15	0.2%	0.4×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	15	0.2%	0.8×	–
HA Harrow	London	14	0.2%	0.4×	–
SW London SW	London	13	0.2%	0.5×	–
UB Southall	London	13	0.2%	0.3×	–
WD Watford	East of England	13	0.2%	0.5×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	12	0.2%	0.7×	–
NW London NW	London	12	0.2%	0.3×	–
CR Croydon	London	11	0.2%	0.3×	–
N London N	London	11	0.2%	0.3×	–
IG Ilford	London	10	0.2%	0.4×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	9	0.1%	1.6×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	9	0.1%	0.7×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.1%	0.4×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	6	<0.1%	1.1×	–
SM Sutton	London	5	<0.1%	0.3×	–
BR Bromley	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	345	5.2%	0.7×	55.7%
North East	248	3.8%	0.9×	55.6%
North West	769	11.6%	1.0×	55.7%
Yorkshire and the Humber	585	8.9%	1.0×	48.0%
Wales	354	5.4%	1.1×	51.1%
West Midlands	786	11.9%	1.2×	57.5%
East Midlands	530	8.0%	1.2×	52.6%
East of England	788	11.9%	1.2×	56.3%
London	235	3.6%	0.4×	64.3%
South East	1,036	15.7%	1.0×	53.7%
South West	927	14.0%	1.3×	43.1%

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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 407Cars the same age

Lights and electrics23.0%20.6%
Suspension15.2%17.3%
Brakes15.0%11.3%
Body and structure13.4%7.8%
Tyres9.2%7.1%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)9.1%6.7%
Emissions and leaks6.1%6.1%
Steering3.9%3.6%
Seat belts and airbags2.0%2.2%

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 407 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	11.1%	3.0%	3.7×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	7.3%	5.8%	1.3×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	5.4%	3.9%	1.4×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	4.8%	3.1%	1.5×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	4.8%	2.3%	2.1×	0.0%
Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes	4.7%	1.0%	4.7×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	4.2%	2.6%	1.6×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	3.4%	1.8%	1.9×	100.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.2%	2.8%	1.1×	100.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	3.1%	2.5%	1.2×	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
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	25.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	19.7%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	19.6%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	11.0%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play	10.4%
Ball joint: ball joint has slight play	8.6%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	8.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.7%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	6.3%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	5.9%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	6,021	52.7%
Petrol	581	56.6%

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

MOT results for every model