Peugeot 207
Registered from 2006 to 2014.
About this model
The Peugeot 207 is a supermini car (B) that was designed and produced by the French automaker Peugeot from 2006 to 2014. It was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 2006, and entered production in April 2006, as the successor to the Peugeot 206. It shares the same platform with the Citroën C3.
From the Wikipedia article Peugeot 207, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2009 1.4 petrol. 6,676 of 21,983 tests failed, 30%.
Better than 12% of 2009 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 961 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 50% | 3,315 |
| Lights and electrics | 43% | 2,880 |
| Body and structure | 36% | 2,413 |
| Brakes | 27% | 1,802 |
| Visibility | 17% | 1,165 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 17% | 1,131 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Body and structure: failed more often than 95% of 2009 cars — 36% of its 6,676 failed tests, where an ordinary 2009 car has 14%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 27% of its failures
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Exhaust and emissions — 17% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 43% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 36% of its failures
- Visibility — 17% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 36% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 15% | 11% | 225 | |
| 20–40k miles | 22% | 15% | 1,530 | |
| 40–60k miles | 27% | 20% | 4,054 | |
| 60–80k miles | 30% | 23% | 6,355 | |
| 80–100k miles | 32% | 26% | 5,628 | |
| 100–120k miles | 33% | 28% | 2,800 | |
| 120–140k miles | 36% | 29% | 992 | |
| 140–160k miles | 35% | 29% | 268 | |
| 160–180k miles | 36% | 29% | 88 |
21,940 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.6 petrol · 119 hp · 1438 kg · 2527 mm wheelbase · 6.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2013 | 1.6 diesel · 102 hp · 1421 kg · 2540 mm wheelbase · 4.5 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.4 petrol · 83 hp · 1254 kg · 2541 mm wheelbase · 5.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 1.4 petrol · 83 hp · 1237 kg · 2445 mm wheelbase · 5.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 1.4 petrol · 1216 kg · 2540 mm wheelbase · 6.1 L/100km (NEDC) |