Peugeot 207 2007: MOT failure rate for its age

50.4% of 196,547 MOT tests of the Peugeot 207 first registered in 2007 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.9 (95% CI 98.2–99.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Peugeot 207 built in 2007 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	50.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	196547
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.2–99.5)	98.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	196547
Rank among this model's 9 build years	6	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	196547
Tested in 2024	18779	tests	median 87,593 miles	2024	18779

Built 2007 against Peugeot 207 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 12: 50.8% vs 53.8%; age 13: 50.2% vs 50.6%; age 14: 50.4% vs 50.6%; age 15: 50.1% vs 49.6%; age 16: 50.3% vs 49.8%; age 17: 50.3% vs 48.8%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2007 Peugeot 207 by registration · All Peugeot 207 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 2007 Peugeot 207 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17 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 207 built 2007: 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)
12	48,895	50.8	50.3–51.2	53.8	94.4
13	40,366	50.2	49.7–50.7	50.6	99.3
14	35,272	50.4	49.9–51	50.6	99.7
15	29,363	50.1	49.5–50.7	49.6	100.9
16	23,872	50.3	49.7–50.9	49.8	101
17	18,779	50.3	49.6–51	48.8	103

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 196,547 (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 2007 Peugeot 207?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2007 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 52.5 items per 100 first tests, against 43.9 across all build years of the Peugeot 207. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2007 were tested at ages 12 to 17.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Peugeot 207 built 2007 against the Peugeot 207 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2007, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	52.5	43.9	103,285
Suspension	28.1	23.3	55,164
Body, chassis, structure	22.7	19.9	44,650
Brakes	19.1	15.5	37,489
Noise, emissions and leaks	12.6	8.7	24,714

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 196,547 (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 2007 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Peugeot 207, 2007 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2006: index 99.1. 2008: index 102.0.

Peugeot 207 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2006	99.1	98.0–100.2	no different	65,599
2007	98.9	98.2–99.5	better	196,547
2008	102.0	101.3–102.6	worse	187,302
2009	103.4	102.7–104.0	worse	201,841
2010	97.9	97.2–98.5	better	192,056
2011	98.0	97.3–98.7	better	152,478
2012	94.8	93.8–95.8	better	94,072
2013	92.9	90.6–95.2	better	17,806
2014	79.7	75.8–83.5	better	6,073

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,113,774 (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 207 2007 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-207/2007/

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.

Peugeot 207 2007: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2007 Peugeot 207 fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2007 Peugeot 207?

How does 2007 compare with the years around it?

How to cite this page

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