Peugeot 406 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Peugeot

Model: 406

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 26,893 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

67.9%

Share of this model's 26,893 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£375/yr

Average vehicle miles

147,417

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

147,438

Healthy mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

22.5

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

2,099

2,099 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

26,893

26,893 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Very Rare

2,099On the road

Insight summary

Peugeot 406 is a very rare model in this snapshot, with 2,099 represented vehicles and 0.01% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 67.9% from 26,893 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 46. The current pool shows an average of 147,417 miles and an average age of 22.5 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 147,438 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are parking brake, windscreen damage and braking components. The practical read is that the Peugeot 406 looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	1,385
PETROL	711
OTHER	2
LPG	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	995
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	636
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))	540
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	366
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	364
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	361
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	341
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	331
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	319
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	317
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	310
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	308
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	304
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	282
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	260
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	258
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	249
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	246
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	243
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	226
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	223
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	217
Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	205
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	199
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	195

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 8,295 defects across this top 25 set

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

995

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

636

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))

540

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

366

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

364

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

361

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

341

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

331

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

319

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

317

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

310

Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))

308

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

304

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))

282

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

260

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

258

Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

249

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

246

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

243

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

226

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

223

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

217

Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

205

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

199

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

195

Peugeot 406 reliability and MOT data