Peugeot 207 2010: MOT failure rate for its age

46.2% of 192,056 MOT tests of the Peugeot 207 first registered in 2010 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.9 (95% CI 97.2–98.5; 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 2010 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	46.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	192056
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.2–98.5)	97.9	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	192056
Rank among this model's 9 build years	4	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	192056
Tested in 2024	25962	tests	median 83,856 miles	2024	25962

Built 2010 against Peugeot 207 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 9: 42.6% vs 45%; age 10: 44.7% vs 45.7%; age 11: 46% vs 48%; age 12: 47.1% vs 47.8%; age 13: 48.7% vs 48.8%; age 14: 49.7% vs 48.9%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2010 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 2010 Peugeot 207 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14 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 2010: 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)
9	37,101	42.6	42.1–43.1	45	94.7
10	34,366	44.7	44.2–45.3	45.7	98
11	33,605	46	45.5–46.5	48	95.9
12	31,675	47.1	46.5–47.6	47.8	98.5
13	29,347	48.7	48.2–49.3	48.8	99.9
14	25,962	49.7	49.1–50.3	48.9	101.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 192,056 (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 2010 Peugeot 207?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2010 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 35.2 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 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Peugeot 207 built 2010 against the Peugeot 207 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2010, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	35.2	43.9	67,686
Suspension	22.7	23.3	43,653
Body, chassis, structure	18.5	19.9	35,480
Brakes	12.6	15.5	24,293
Tyres	9.7	10.2	18,684

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 192,056 (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 2010 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Peugeot 207, 2010 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 103.4. 2011: index 98.0.

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 2010 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-207/2010/

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 2010: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2010 Peugeot 207 fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2010 Peugeot 207?

How does 2010 compare with the years around it?

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