What are the most common problems with a Peugeot 1007?

At MOT, horn is flagged more often than on other cars the same age.

What should I ask the seller before buying a used Peugeot 1007?

Any recent work on the horn? (Flagged at MOT 5.3× as often on the Peugeot 1007 as on other cars the same age.) Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

Used car guide · 2005–2008

Peugeot 1007 common problems and MOT failures

What goes wrong on a used Peugeot 1007, year by year: known faults from UK buying guides, the parts flagged at MOT more than on other cars (from 5,897 MOTs done during 2023–2025), and what to check before you buy one.

5,897MOTs done in 2023–2025, all years of this model

1,972on the UK register

2007best year at its MOT

Pick the year

Most years have their own guide. The year is when the car was first registered (it’s on the logbook, or check the reg below).

2008 2007 2006 2005

What usually goes wrong with a Peugeot 1007?

We haven’t found widely reported faults for the Peugeot 1007 in the UK buying guides we use yet. That doesn’t mean it has none, so check the car carefully and look at the MOT weak spots below.

Common Peugeot 1007 MOT failures to check

Parts flagged at MOT well above the usual rate for cars the same age, in more than one year. From the DVSA’s results for every MOT done in Great Britain during 2023–2025.

Horn
up to 5.3× usual

Stands out on cars registered in 2005 and 2006.

Rough price £10–£80 our estimate

At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.

Peugeot 1007 MOT pass rate by year

Of the years since 2005 with plenty of MOT tests, the 2007 Peugeot 1007 did best (63% passed first time, 6 points above all 2007 cars) and the 2005 did worst (56%, 1 point below all 2005 cars). Older cars fail more, so compare each year with all cars registered the same year.

Year	Pass first time	All cars that year	MOT tests
2008	56%	57% -1	325 (small sample)
2007	63%	57% +6	1,523
2006	59%	56% +3	2,515
2005	56%	57% -1	1,534

Questions to ask the seller before buying a Peugeot 1007

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

Any recent work on the horn? (Flagged at MOT 5.3× as often on the Peugeot 1007 as on other cars the same age.)
Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Where this comes from: MOT figures are the DVSA’s anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, grouped by the year each car was first registered. How many are on the road is from the Department for Transport’s vehicle licensing statistics. Known faults are from UK buying guides, in our own words, with links. How we score