Peugeot 107 vs Volkswagen Up

The Volkswagen Up has the better MOT record of the two — 11.9% fail rate versus 22.3% for the Peugeot 107 across comparable years. The biggest single difference is lighting & signalling, where the 107 records failures noticeably more often.

22.3%
107 fail rate
11.9%
Up fail rate
10.37pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricPeugeot 107Volkswagen Up
MOT tests analysed731,806676,096
Pass rate77.8%88.1%
Fail rate22.3%11.9%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Peugeot 107 22.3% Volkswagen Up 11.9%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
Category107Up
Lighting & signalling14.3%5.4%
Brakes9.4%3.7%
Suspension6.3%2.1%
Emissions & environmental4.0%0.0%
Visibility0.0%3.6%
Tyres5.2%3.4%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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