Peugeot 4007
Registered from 2007 to 2012.
About this model
The Peugeot 4007 is a compact crossover SUV produced by Mitsubishi Motors for the French automobile marque Peugeot, between July 2007 and April 2012. The equivalent Citroën badge-engineered version was the C-Crosser. Both were produced in Mitsubishi's Nagoya Plant in Okazaki, Japan, based on the second-generation Outlander. It was shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2007.
From the Wikipedia article Peugeot 4007, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2009 2.2 diesel. 221 of 744 tests failed, 30%.
Better than 17% 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 | 53% | 117 |
| Brakes | 36% | 80 |
| Lights and electrics | 32% | 71 |
| Steering | 24% | 53 |
| Tyres and wheels | 11% | 25 |
| Body and structure | 10% | 23 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Where it stands out against its peers
- Steering: failed more often than 93% of 2009 cars — 24% of its 221 failed tests, where an ordinary 2009 car has 5%.
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 — 53% 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
- Brakes — 36% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Steering — 24% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Tyres and wheels — 11% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 32% 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 — 10% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 40% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60–80k miles | 25% | 23% | 53 | |
| 80–100k miles | 29% | 26% | 112 | |
| 100–120k miles | 28% | 28% | 181 | |
| 120–140k miles | 33% | 29% | 210 | |
| 140–160k miles | 28% | 29% | 108 | |
| 160–180k miles | 40% | 29% | 48 |
712 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.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.2 diesel · 154 hp · 1827 kg · 2670 mm wheelbase · 6.8 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 2.2 diesel · 154 hp · 1827 kg · 2634 mm wheelbase · 7.1 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 2.2 diesel · 1822 kg · 2672 mm wheelbase · 7.2 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/0730/18
Water can enter the vent mechanism for the front windscreen-wiper motor. This could result in the windscreen-wiper motor failing because of internal corrosion. Failure of the windscreen-wipers whilst driving in rain would lead to reduced visibility for the driver.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/1526/15
An electronic component is potentially faulty, which could lead to the malfunction of certain electrical equipment including the windscreen wipers and lighting.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/1791/14
Defective material of the accessory drive belt could damage the pulleys, which may result in faulty warning lamp illumination, battery depletion, loss of power steering and engine overheating.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/1963/18
Due to the unsuitable design of the dynamic tensioner of the accessory belt, slip-resistance efforts will increase over time which may lead to cracks in the area of the tensioner strap. The strap could consequently break and the belt fall, resulting in a loss of power steering, the battery discharging and the engine overheating.
Recall of the product from end users