Peugeot 306
Registered from 1993 to 2002.
About this model
The Peugeot 306 is a small family car built by the French car manufacturer Peugeot from 1993 to 2002. It replaced the 309. Peugeot gave the 306 many updates and aesthetic changes to keep up with the competition, and it was replaced by the 307 in 2001. Cabriolet and estate versions continued until 2002. Versions were built in Argentina by Sevel from 1996 to 2002.
From the Wikipedia article Peugeot 306, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2001 2.0 diesel. 141 of 518 tests failed, 27%.
Better than 48% of 2001 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 463 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 65% | 92 |
| Suspension | 43% | 61 |
| Lights and electrics | 36% | 51 |
| Body and structure | 27% | 38 |
| Steering | 21% | 29 |
| Visibility | 21% | 29 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 98% of 2001 cars — 65% of its 141 failed tests, where an ordinary 2001 car has 39%.
- Steering: failed more often than 90% of 2001 cars — 21% of its 141 failed tests, where an ordinary 2001 car has 4%.
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.
- Brakes — 65% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
- Suspension — 43% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Steering — 21% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Lights and electrics — 36% of its failures
- Body and structure — 27% of its failures
- Visibility — 21% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 33% of its inspections, against the 31% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–80k miles | 24% | 25% | 46 | |
| 80–100k miles | 20% | 26% | 49 | |
| 100–120k miles | 28% | 28% | 105 | |
| 120–140k miles | 28% | 29% | 76 | |
| 140–160k miles | 29% | 30% | 75 | |
| 160–180k miles | 24% | 30% | 46 | |
| 180–200k miles | 31% | 30% | 36 | |
| 200k+ miles | 33% | 31% | 51 |
484 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 120k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.