Does the Peugeot 807 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Peugeot 807 records 11.09 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.76 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.33, 95% interval −0.24 to +0.91). It ranks 270 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 807 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 647 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 647 | 5.05 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 321 | 2.51 |
| A tyre seriously damaged | 303 | 2.37 |
| Tyre obviously under inflated | 37 | 0.29 |
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 tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
10.8% of Peugeot 807 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,970 miles later (2,523 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,523 (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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