Peugeot 407
Registered from 2004 to 2011.
About this model
The Peugeot 407 is a large family car (D-segment) produced by the French automaker Peugeot from 2004 to 2011. It was available in saloon, coupé and estate variants, with both diesel and petrol engines. The petrol engines range from 1.8 to 3.0 litres displacement, whereas the diesel engines range from 1.6 to 3.0 litres.
From the Wikipedia article Peugeot 407, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2006 2.0 diesel. 748 of 2,435 tests failed, 31%.
Better than 22% of 2006 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 889 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 49% | 370 |
| Suspension | 48% | 356 |
| Lights and electrics | 37% | 277 |
| Body and structure | 26% | 196 |
| Tyres and wheels | 26% | 195 |
| Visibility | 22% | 168 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Warning device shows system malfunction
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Visibility: failed more often than 90% of 2006 cars — 22% of its 748 failed tests, where an ordinary 2006 car has 9%.
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 — 49% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Suspension — 48% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 26% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 37% 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 — 26% of its failures
- Visibility — 22% 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 38% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 31% | 21% | 74 | |
| 60–80k miles | 29% | 25% | 163 | |
| 80–100k miles | 24% | 27% | 285 | |
| 100–120k miles | 28% | 29% | 422 | |
| 120–140k miles | 32% | 30% | 500 | |
| 140–160k miles | 32% | 31% | 390 | |
| 160–180k miles | 33% | 31% | 308 | |
| 180–200k miles | 32% | 30% | 135 | |
| 200k+ miles | 38% | 30% | 120 |
2,397 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 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.0 diesel · 143 hp · 1657 kg · 2683 mm wheelbase · 5.8 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 2.0 diesel · 1657 kg · 2725 mm wheelbase · 6.0 L/100km (NEDC) |