Peugeot 305 MOT reliability

Peugeot 305s passed their MOT first time 68% of the time across 25 tests in 2025. 40 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 25 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

68%

MOTs analysed

25

Still licensed (GB)

40

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1987 diesel

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 20%. Typical mileage 121,777 (most between 71,154 and 123,707).

2005: 56% → 2006: 56% → 2007: 51% → 2008: 56% → 2009: 45% → 2010: 43% → 2011: 65% → 2012: 62% → 2013: 77% → 2014: 71% → 2015: 40% → 2016: 36% → 2017: 75% → 2018: 75% → 2019: 67% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 50% → 2022: 75% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 20%

Most common failures

Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (40.0%)
Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating (20.0%)
Condition: not functioning as intended (20.0%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value (20.0%)
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (20.0%)

1987 petrol

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 72,443 (most between 65,308 and 79,577).

2005: 41% → 2006: 50% → 2007: 50% → 2008: 60% → 2009: 44% → 2010: 57% → 2011: 67% → 2012: 62% → 2013: 70% → 2014: 78% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 78% → 2017: 60% → 2018: 80% → 2019: 33% → 2020: 60% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 33% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (50.0%)
Plate brake tester (sp): efficiency below requirements (50.0%)

Where 1987 305s fail

Brakes

40.0%

Steering

40.0%

Lights & electrics

20.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

20.0%

Suspension & axles

20.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.