MOT comparison

Peugeot 206 1st Gen vs Ford Fiesta Mk6

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

Peugeot 206 1st Gen

6,775,271

MOT tests compared · built 1998–2009

Passes more often in 0 of 16 mileage bands

Ford Fiesta Mk6

8,720,515

MOT tests compared · built 2002–2008

Passes more often in 16 of 16 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Peugeot 206 1st Gen Ford Fiesta Mk6

Under 10,000 miles 81.8% vs 91.2%

72,698 and 125,659 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 85.4% vs 88.7%

302,417 and 522,168 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 79.3% vs 83.7%

552,621 and 848,566 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 72.7% vs 78.5%

706,226 and 954,674 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 66.1% vs 73.1%

780,971 and 955,553 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 59.7% vs 68.0%

799,960 and 920,883 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 54.3% vs 63.6%

772,527 and 865,255 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 50.0% vs 59.4%

700,642 and 790,466 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 46.9% vs 55.8%

592,083 and 692,142 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 44.6% vs 53.0%

469,870 and 577,790 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 42.6% vs 50.1%

674,321 and 919,910 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 41.1% vs 47.9%

242,355 and 371,919 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 41.2% vs 47.5%

75,316 and 121,182 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 41.5% vs 48.0%

22,769 and 36,619 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 44.5% vs 49.2%

9,145 and 15,408 MOTs

250,000–300,000 miles 49.0% vs 53.7%

1,350 and 2,321 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

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
Front ball joint

Fails about 5 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk6: 5.9% of MOTs against 1.7%.

In 15 of 16 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

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

In 11 of 16 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks

Own one of these?

Enter your registration to see your own car's MOT history, its predicted pass chance and what usually fails next at its mileage.

Check a car's MOT Compare the Peugeot 206 1st Gen with another model

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.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.