Peugeot 406 - 2001
418.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2001 is 372.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Peugeot 406, model year 2001.
Sample size: 576 cars, 1,203 tests and 5,031 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 576 cars
The 2001 Peugeot 406 has an overall defect rate of 418 per 100 vehicles, which is 13% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, this model performs significantly better in the steering category, with a defect rate of 15% compared to the average of 24%. However, it shows considerable weaknesses in brake defects, lights and electrics, and equipment issues, with rates of 210%, 118%, and 20% respectively, all exceeding their averages. Mileage trends reveal a sharp increase in defects for higher mileages, particularly over 124,000 miles, where the defect rate reaches 567 per 100 vehicles. Overall, the Peugeot 406 indicates a mixed reliability profile, excelling in steering but struggling in critical safety areas.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 576 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 25.6% worse
209.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 39.6% better
15.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 1.4% worse
29.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.4 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 33.6% worse
117.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 88.1 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 9.9% worse
321.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 292.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 9.9% better
64.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 71.9 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 26.7% worse
20.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
Other
▼ 3.2% worse
57.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 55.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 371
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 358
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 304
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 270
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 252
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 238
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 212
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 200
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 164
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 154
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 88
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 48
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 41
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 35
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 28