MOT comparison

Vauxhall Corsa D vs Peugeot 207 1st Gen

How the Vauxhall Corsa D (Mk4) (2006–2014) and the Peugeot 207 1st Gen (2006–2014) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Vauxhall Corsa D (Mk4)

7,712,323

MOT tests compared · built 2006–2014

Passes more often in 11 of 15 mileage bands

Peugeot 207 1st Gen

3,346,402

MOT tests compared · built 2006–2014

Passes more often in 3 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Vauxhall Corsa D Peugeot 207 1st Gen

Under 10,000 miles 88.5% vs 92.4%

113,094 and 43,828 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 83.3% vs 87.7%

496,812 and 206,531 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 77.0% vs 80.1%

855,427 and 352,742 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 71.7% vs 72.3%

968,407 and 399,683 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 66.8% vs 65.1%

960,914 and 402,274 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 62.3% vs 58.9%

905,912 and 385,003 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 58.7% vs 54.4%

821,302 and 354,831 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 55.8% vs 51.2%

710,435 and 308,583 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 53.9% vs 49.1%

580,717 and 252,400 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 52.3% vs 47.5%

444,418 and 195,725 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 50.9% vs 46.5%

598,623 and 281,089 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 49.9% vs 46.6%

188,558 and 108,926 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 49.9% vs 46.4%

49,909 and 37,038 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 50.1% vs 46.5%

12,841 and 11,985 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 51.6% vs 48.0%

4,954 and 5,764 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

Vauxhall Corsa D fails more often on

Rear shock absorber

Fails over 20 times as often as the Peugeot 207 1st Gen: 0.87% of MOTs against 0.02%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Shock absorbers

Fails about 14 times as often as the Peugeot 207 1st Gen: 3.6% of MOTs against 0.34%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Engine management light

Fails about twice as often as the Peugeot 207 1st Gen: 3.1% of MOTs against 1.6%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

Peugeot 207 1st Gen fails more often on

Front drive shaft

Fails about 6 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa D: 4.5% of MOTs against 1.0%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands
Rear brakes

Fails about 6 times as often as the Vauxhall Corsa D: 2.7% of MOTs against 0.51%.

In 13 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System

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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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