Does the Peugeot 306 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Peugeot 306 records 9.16 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.01 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.15, 95% interval +0.87 to +1.43). It ranks 194 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot 306 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 1,497 times in 2019–2024.

Peugeot 306: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	1,497	3.24
A tyre seriously damaged	1,386	3.00
A tyre cords visible or damaged	572	1.24
A tyre fouling a part of the vehicle	245	0.53
Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes	128	0.28

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 46,265 (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 306 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

10.8% of Peugeot 306 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,881 miles later (7,126 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,126 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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Does the Peugeot 306 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

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