MOT comparison

Ford Fiesta Mk6 vs Peugeot 206 1st Gen

How the Ford Fiesta Mk6 (2002–2008) and the Peugeot 206 1st Gen (1998–2009) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Ford Fiesta Mk6

8,720,515

MOT tests compared · built 2002–2008

Passes more often in 16 of 16 mileage bands

Peugeot 206 1st Gen

6,775,271

MOT tests compared · built 1998–2009

Passes more often in 0 of 16 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Ford Fiesta Mk6 Peugeot 206 1st Gen

Under 10,000 miles 91.2% vs 81.8%

125,659 and 72,698 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 88.7% vs 85.4%

522,168 and 302,417 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 83.7% vs 79.3%

848,566 and 552,621 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 78.5% vs 72.7%

954,674 and 706,226 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 73.1% vs 66.1%

955,553 and 780,971 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 68.0% vs 59.7%

920,883 and 799,960 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 63.6% vs 54.3%

865,255 and 772,527 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 59.4% vs 50.0%

790,466 and 700,642 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 55.8% vs 46.9%

692,142 and 592,083 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 53.0% vs 44.6%

577,790 and 469,870 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 50.1% vs 42.6%

919,910 and 674,321 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 47.9% vs 41.1%

371,919 and 242,355 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 47.5% vs 41.2%

121,182 and 75,316 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 48.0% vs 41.5%

36,619 and 22,769 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 49.2% vs 44.5%

15,408 and 9,145 MOTs

250,000–300,000 miles 53.7% vs 49.0%

2,321 and 1,350 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Ford Fiesta Mk6 fails more often on

Rear brake pipe

Fails about 3 times as often as the Peugeot 206 1st Gen: 3.4% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 13 of 16 mileage bands · Braking System
Front coil spring

Fails about 4 times as often as the Peugeot 206 1st Gen: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.62%.

In 11 of 16 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Stop lamp

Fails about twice as often as the Peugeot 206 1st Gen: 5.6% of MOTs against 2.6%.

In 9 of 16 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

Peugeot 206 1st Gen fails more often on

Front suspension arm

Fails about 4 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk6: 4.5% of MOTs against 1.5%.

In 16 of 16 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Rear fog lamp

Fails about 4 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk6: 3.0% of MOTs against 0.75%.

In 16 of 16 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

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