Peugeot 806 MOT reliability

Peugeot 806s passed their MOT first time 52% of the time across 86 tests in 2025. 66 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 86 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

52%

MOTs analysed

86

Still licensed (GB)

66

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

2001 diesel

8 MOTs

These figures come from only 8 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 63%. Typical mileage 144,942 (most between 91,836 and 206,781).

2005: 70% → 2006: 72% → 2007: 65% → 2008: 57% → 2009: 57% → 2010: 55% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 44% → 2013: 47% → 2014: 42% → 2015: 43% → 2016: 40% → 2017: 44% → 2018: 47% → 2019: 43% → 2020: 40% → 2021: 44% → 2022: 63% → 2023: 59% → 2024: 44% → 2025: 63%

Most common failures

Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (12.5%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (12.5%)
Pre 01/07/2008 Turbo: emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (12.5%)
Swivel pins and bushes: swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (12.5%)
Headlamp aim: too low and too far to the right. (12.5%)

2001 petrol

8 MOTs

These figures come from only 8 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 112,786 (most between 107,337 and 149,374).

2005: 77% → 2006: 73% → 2007: 64% → 2008: 64% → 2009: 56% → 2010: 56% → 2011: 53% → 2012: 46% → 2013: 47% → 2014: 45% → 2015: 49% → 2016: 44% → 2017: 53% → 2018: 46% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 41% → 2021: 52% → 2022: 47% → 2023: 31% → 2024: 55% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Stop lamp: not working (25.0%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (12.5%)
Sub-frame mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (12.5%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (12.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (12.5%)

Where 2001 806s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

25.0%

Lights & electrics

25.0%

Suspension & axles

25.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

12.5%

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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.