Peugeot 206
Registered from 1998 to 2010.
About this model
The Peugeot 206 is a supermini car (B-segment) designed and produced by the French car manufacturer Peugeot from 1998 to 2024 as a replacement to the Peugeot 205. Developed under the codename T1, it was released in September 1998 in hatchback form, which was followed by coupé cabriolet in September 2000, station wagon in September 2001, and a sedan version in September 2005, before being replaced by the 207 in April 2006.
From the Wikipedia article Peugeot 206, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2004 1.4 petrol. 1,611 of 5,784 tests failed, 28%.
Better than 48% of 2004 cars. The typical one fails 28%, across 750 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 50% | 799 |
| Lights and electrics | 45% | 720 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 26% | 425 |
| Brakes | 26% | 416 |
| Body and structure | 26% | 411 |
| Visibility | 17% | 279 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Exhaust and emissions — 26% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Brakes — 26% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 45% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 26% of its failures
- Visibility — 17% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 36% of its inspections, against the 31% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 4% | 13% | 47 | |
| 20–40k miles | 21% | 17% | 418 | |
| 40–60k miles | 23% | 22% | 971 | |
| 60–80k miles | 26% | 25% | 1,441 | |
| 80–100k miles | 30% | 28% | 1,392 | |
| 100–120k miles | 33% | 29% | 846 | |
| 120–140k miles | 34% | 30% | 448 | |
| 140–160k miles | 31% | 31% | 146 | |
| 160–180k miles | 36% | 31% | 55 |
5,764 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.