Used car guide
1990 Peugeot 205: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Petrol
72% pass first time (all 1990 cars: 72%)
Stands out: drive shaft (cv) joints 2.3×, horn 2×
1,786 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
67% pass first time (all 1990 cars: 72%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
116 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Peugeot 205 compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 232 | Brakes 44% |
| 1995 | 475 | Brakes 41% |
| 1994 | 542 | Brakes 39% |
| 1993 | 918 | Brakes 34% |
| 1992 | 1,262 | Brakes 33% |
| 1991 | 1,660 | Brakes 28% |
| 1989 | – | Too few tests |
| 1988 | – | Too few tests |
| 1987 | – | Too few tests |
| 1986 | – | Too few tests |
| 1985 | – | Too few tests |
| 1984 | – | Too few tests |