Does the Peugeot 807 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Peugeot 807 records 41.89 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.55 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+21.34, 95% interval +20.22 to +22.46). It ranks 17 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Peugeot 807 by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot 807 is “Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement”, recorded 1,478 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement | 1,478 | 11.55 |
| Parking brake inoperative on one side | 887 | 6.93 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value | 452 | 3.53 |
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 385 | 3.01 |
| Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake | 298 | 2.33 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,802 (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 807 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
26.5% of Peugeot 807 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,952 miles later (2,529 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,529 (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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