Peugeot 306 1998: MOT failure rate for its age

48.7% of 3,033 MOT tests of the Peugeot 306 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 99.6 (95% CI 94.5–104.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 1998 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Peugeot 306 built in 1998 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	48.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	3033
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 94.5–104.6)	99.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	3033
Rank among this model's 5 build years	5	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	3033
Tested in 2024	9	tests	median 100,568 miles	2024	9

Built 1998 against Peugeot 306 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 21: 48.3% vs 50.9%; age 22: 49.2% vs 46.1%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 1998 Peugeot 306 by registration · All Peugeot 306 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 306 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 306 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	1,796	48.3	46–50.6	50.9	95
22	1,237	49.2	46.5–52	46.1	106.8

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,033 (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 306?

The most common failure group on cars built in 1998 is brakes: 39.5 items per 100 first tests, against 40 across all build years of the Peugeot 306. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 1998 were tested at ages 21 to 22.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Peugeot 306 built 1998 against the Peugeot 306 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 1998, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	39.5	40	2,166
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	28.6	29	1,569
Suspension	25.2	24.4	1,379
Body, chassis, structure	16	18	877
Visibility	15	15.8	823

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,482 (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 5 published build years of the Peugeot 306, 1998 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 1999: index 97.5.

Peugeot 306 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	99.6	94.5–104.6	no different (rough estimate)	3,033
1999	97.5	93.8–101.2	no different	5,473
2000	98.0	95.2–100.8	no different	9,731
2001	94.1	91.2–97.0	better	8,719
2002	91.8	85.5–98.1	better (rough estimate)	1,837

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 28,793 (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 306 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-306/1998/

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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