Peugeot 106 1998: MOT failure rate for its age

46.5% of 2,973 MOT tests of the Peugeot 106 first registered in 1998 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 94.7 (95% CI 89.7–99.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 1998 Peugeot 106 fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Peugeot 106 built in 1998 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	46.5	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	2973
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 89.7–99.6)	94.7	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	2973
Rank among this model's 6 build years	2	of 6	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	2973
Tested in 2024	8	tests	median 89,216 miles	2024	8

Built 1998 against Peugeot 106 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 21: 48% vs 51.3%; age 22: 44.5% vs 46.1%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 1998 Peugeot 106 by registration · All Peugeot 106 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 1998 Peugeot 106 fail at each age?

Cars built in 1998 were tested at ages 21 to 22 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Peugeot 106 built 1998: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
21	1,761	48	45.7–50.3	51.3	93.5
22	1,212	44.5	41.7–47.3	46.1	96.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,973 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 1998 Peugeot 106?

The most common failure group on cars built in 1998 is brakes: 32.4 items per 100 first tests, against 31.2 across all build years of the Peugeot 106. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 1998 were tested at ages 21 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Peugeot 106 built 1998 against the Peugeot 106 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 1998, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	32.4	31.2	1,802
Noise, emissions and leaks	30.3	22.6	1,684
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	28.1	33	1,562
Body, chassis, structure	22.6	25.1	1,255
Suspension	19.4	18.3	1,080

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,556 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 1998 compare with the years around it?

Among the 6 published build years of the Peugeot 106, 1998 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 1999: index 100.7.

Peugeot 106 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	94.7	89.7–99.6	better (rough estimate)	2,973
1999	100.7	93.8–107.6	no different (rough estimate)	1,648
2000	100.4	96.3–104.5	no different	4,653
2001	99.0	96.2–101.9	no different	9,749
2002	98.1	95.4–100.7	no different	11,064
2003	93.1	89.6–96.5	better	6,072

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 36,159 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Peugeot 106 1998 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/peugeot-106/1998/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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