2003 Peugeot 206 — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2003 perform at MOT as they age

23 years

Current Age

48.8%

Latest Pass Rate

733,832

Total Tests (All Years)

88,150 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Insufficient data for same-age comparison.

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2003 Peugeot 206 as it ages.

6 yrs61.0%

→ ↓3.6%

7 yrs57.4%

→ ↓3.9%

8 yrs53.5%

→ ↓4.4%

9 yrs49.1%

→ ↓2.8%

10 yrs46.3%

→ ↓1.2%

11 yrs45.1%

→ ↑0.5%

12 yrs45.6%

→ ↓0.4%

13 yrs45.2%

→ ↓0.5%

14 yrs44.7%

→ ↑0.2%

15 yrs44.9%

→ ↑1.1%

16 yrs46.0%

→ ↑1.1%

17 yrs47.1%

→ ↑1.2%

18 yrs48.3%

→ ↑1.3%

19 yrs49.6%

→ ↑1.4%

20 yrs51.0%

→ ↓2.2%

21 yrs48.8%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
6 yrs	61.0%	82,573
7 yrs	57.4%	80,435
8 yrs	53.5%	81,100
9 yrs	49.1%	79,304
10 yrs	46.3%	76,554
11 yrs	45.1%	71,887
12 yrs	45.6%	65,200
13 yrs	45.2%	56,135
14 yrs	44.7%	44,694
15 yrs	44.9%	23,544
16 yrs	46.0%	18,502
17 yrs	47.1%	15,478
18 yrs	48.3%	14,461
19 yrs	49.6%	8,883
20 yrs	51.0%	8,575
21 yrs	48.8%	6,507

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2003 Peugeot 206 pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (21 yrs)	48.8%	6,507
2023 (20 yrs)	51%	8,575
2022 (19 yrs)	49.6%	8,883
2021 (18 yrs)	48.3%	14,461
2020 (17 yrs)	47.1%	15,478
2019 (16 yrs)	46%	18,502
2018 (15 yrs)	44.9%	23,544
2017 (14 yrs)	44.7%	44,694
2016 (13 yrs)	45.2%	56,135
2015 (12 yrs)	45.6%	65,200
2014 (11 yrs)	45.1%	71,887
2013 (10 yrs)	46.3%	76,554
2012 (9 yrs)	49.1%	79,304
2011 (8 yrs)	53.5%	81,100
2010 (7 yrs)	57.4%	80,435
2009 (6 yrs)	61%	82,573

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009High Fail Rate

61.0%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 82,573Avg Mileage 49,704Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 22.8%

2010High Fail Rate

57.4%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 80,435Avg Mileage 56,643Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 26.0%

2011High Fail Rate

53.5%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 81,100Avg Mileage 62,928Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 29.1%

2012High Fail Rate

49.1%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 79,304Avg Mileage 69,187Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 32.7%

2013High Fail Rate

46.3%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 76,554Avg Mileage 74,722Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 67.6%

2014High Fail Rate

45.1%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 71,887Avg Mileage 79,466Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 71.9%

2015High Fail Rate

45.6%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 65,200Avg Mileage 83,822Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 70.8%

2016High Fail Rate

45.2%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 56,135Avg Mileage 86,553Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 70.0%

2017High Fail Rate

44.7%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 44,694Avg Mileage 88,192Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 70.3%

2018High Fail Rate

44.9%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 23,544Avg Mileage 88,511Top Failure Brakes — 71.2%

2019High Fail Rate

46.0%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 18,502Avg Mileage 88,568Top Failure Brakes — 69.8%

2020High Fail Rate

47.1%

Age (yrs) 17Tests 15,478Avg Mileage 89,358Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 69.3%

2021High Fail Rate

48.3%

Age (yrs) 18Tests 14,461Avg Mileage 87,795Top Failure Brakes — 69.0%

2022High Fail Rate

49.6%

Age (yrs) 19Tests 8,883Avg Mileage 87,470Top Failure Brakes — 66.4%

2023High Fail Rate

51.0%

Age (yrs) 20Tests 8,575Avg Mileage 86,954Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 66.4%

2024High Fail Rate

48.8%

Age (yrs) 21Tests 6,507Avg Mileage 88,150Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 59.7%

MOT results for 2003 Peugeot 206 by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2009	6	61.0%	82,573	49,704	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 22.8%
2010	7	57.4%	80,435	56,643	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 26.0%
2011	8	53.5%	81,100	62,928	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 29.1%
2012	9	49.1%	79,304	69,187	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 32.7%
2013	10	46.3%	76,554	74,722	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 67.6%
2014	11	45.1%	71,887	79,466	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 71.9%
2015	12	45.6%	65,200	83,822	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 70.8%
2016	13	45.2%	56,135	86,553	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 70.0%
2017	14	44.7%	44,694	88,192	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 70.3%
2018	15	44.9%	23,544	88,511	Brakes — 71.2%
2019	16	46.0%	18,502	88,568	Brakes — 69.8%
2020	17	47.1%	15,478	89,358	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 69.3%
2021	18	48.3%	14,461	87,795	Brakes — 69.0%
2022	19	49.6%	8,883	87,470	Brakes — 66.4%
2023	20	51.0%	8,575	86,954	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 66.4%
2024	21	48.8%	6,507	88,150	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 59.7%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2003 Peugeot 206, with age trends.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

62.5%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

55.1%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

49.1%

↑ Increases with age

Suspension

48.1%

↑ Increases with age

Tyres

27.9%

↑ Increases with age

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Suspension	10.0% (6 yrs)	56.0% (21 yrs)	+46.0%	🔴 ↑
Brakes	19.0% (6 yrs)	57.6% (21 yrs)	+38.6%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	11.5% (6 yrs)	31.0% (21 yrs)	+19.5%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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About This Data

This page shows how Peugeot 206 cars manufactured in 2003 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2024, covering 733,832 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.