Peugeot 309 MOT reliability

Peugeot 309s passed their MOT first time 72% of the time across 285 tests in 2025. 268 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

72%

MOTs analysed

285

Still licensed (GB)

268

Body type

Hatchback

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

1994 petrol

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 67%. Typical mileage 106,811 (most between 73,482 and 107,964).

2006: 22% → 2007: 33% → 2008: 33% → 2009: 50% → 2010: 67% → 2011: 50% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 0% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 0% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (33.3%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (33.3%)
Wipers: not working (33.3%)
Individual direction indicators: likely to become detached (33.3%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (33.3%)

Where 1994 309s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

33.3%

Brakes

33.3%

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Suspension & axles

33.3%

Visibility & wipers

33.3%

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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.