MOT comparison

Peugeot 207 1st Gen vs Renault Clio Mk3

How the Peugeot 207 1st Gen (2006–2014) and the Renault Clio Mk3 (2005–2012) 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

3,346,402

MOT tests compared · built 2006–2014

Passes more often in 15 of 15 mileage bands

Renault Clio Mk3

2,935,876

MOT tests compared · built 2005–2012

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Peugeot 207 1st Gen Renault Clio Mk3

Under 10,000 miles 92.4% vs 90.4%

43,828 and 46,268 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 87.7% vs 84.3%

206,531 and 197,658 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 80.1% vs 76.6%

352,742 and 303,847 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 72.3% vs 68.8%

399,683 and 340,516 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 65.1% vs 61.6%

402,274 and 340,368 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 58.9% vs 55.5%

385,003 and 327,606 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 54.4% vs 51.0%

354,831 and 304,065 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 51.2% vs 47.6%

308,583 and 272,543 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 49.1% vs 45.4%

252,400 and 231,335 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 47.5% vs 44.1%

195,725 and 183,284 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 46.5% vs 43.0%

281,089 and 261,561 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 46.6% vs 42.9%

108,926 and 91,111 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 46.4% vs 42.9%

37,038 and 26,268 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 46.5% vs 42.5%

11,985 and 6,919 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 48.0% vs 45.0%

5,764 and 2,527 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

Exhaust system

Fails about 17 times as often as the Renault Clio Mk3: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.10%.

In 14 of 15 mileage bands · Exhaust & Emissions
Front drive shaft

Fails about 4 times as often as the Renault Clio Mk3: 4.5% of MOTs against 1.1%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands
Rear position lamp

Fails about 3 times as often as the Renault Clio Mk3: 2.8% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

Renault Clio Mk3 fails more often on

Rear seat belt

Fails about 5 times as often as the Peugeot 207 1st Gen: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.35%.

In 14 of 15 mileage bands
Front track rod end

Fails about 6 times as often as the Peugeot 207 1st Gen: 5.4% of MOTs against 0.90%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Steering Issues

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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.

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