MOT comparison

Peugeot 207 1st Gen vs Ford Fiesta Mk7

How the Peugeot 207 1st Gen (2006–2014) and the Ford Fiesta Mk7 (2008–2017) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Peugeot 207 1st Gen

3,347,402

MOT tests compared · built 2006–2014

Passes more often in 0 of 16 mileage bands

Ford Fiesta Mk7

10,463,151

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

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 207 1st Gen Ford Fiesta Mk7

Under 10,000 miles 92.4% vs 93.8%

43,828 and 212,571 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 87.7% vs 89.7%

206,531 and 911,786 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 80.1% vs 84.3%

352,742 and 1,380,240 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 72.3% vs 78.7%

399,683 and 1,430,492 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 65.1% vs 73.4%

402,274 and 1,319,222 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 58.9% vs 68.5%

385,003 and 1,161,330 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 54.4% vs 64.2%

354,831 and 984,874 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 51.2% vs 60.3%

308,583 and 807,494 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 49.1% vs 57.2%

252,400 and 640,655 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 47.5% vs 54.7%

195,725 and 489,250 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 46.5% vs 52.2%

281,089 and 705,051 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 46.6% vs 50.2%

108,926 and 275,977 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 46.4% vs 49.6%

37,038 and 95,190 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 46.5% vs 50.1%

11,985 and 31,402 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 48.0% vs 50.9%

5,764 and 15,045 MOTs

250,000–300,000 miles 45.2% vs 52.1%

1,000 and 2,572 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 207 1st Gen fails more often on

Front constant velocity joint gaiter

Fails over 20 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 1.8% of MOTs against 0.02%.

In 15 of 16 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Front drive shaft

Fails about 15 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 4.4% of MOTs against 0.49%.

In 14 of 16 mileage bands
Rear brakes

Fails about 8 times as often as the Ford Fiesta Mk7: 2.7% of MOTs against 0.41%.

In 14 of 16 mileage bands · Braking System

Ford Fiesta Mk7 fails more often on

Front track rod end

Fails about 3 times as often as the Peugeot 207 1st Gen: 3.1% of MOTs against 0.97%.

In 13 of 16 mileage bands · Steering Issues
Front suspension arm

Fails about twice as often as the Peugeot 207 1st Gen: 4.9% of MOTs against 2.2%.

In 12 of 16 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

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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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