Does the Peugeot 207 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Peugeot 207 records 19.87 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.69 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+12.18, 95% interval +12.10 to +12.26). It ranks 35 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot 207 is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 112,327 times in 2019–2024.

Peugeot 207: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	112,327	10.08
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	51,613	4.63
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	38,269	3.43
Any part of the noise suppression system insecure	2,931	0.26
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced	2,277	0.20

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,114,392 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Peugeot 207 gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?

19.9% of Peugeot 207 MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 4,418 miles later (97,758 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 97,758 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Peugeot 207 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

If a Peugeot 207 gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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