Used car guide
1997 Peugeot 306: 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
60% pass first time (all 1997 cars: 65%)
Stands out: exhaust system 1.9×, brake discs 1.8×, exhaust emissions (catalyst) 2.1×
603 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
59% pass first time (all 1997 cars: 65%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
458 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 306 compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | Too few tests |
| 2002 | 493 | Brakes 49% |
| 2001 | 2,510 | Brakes 49% |
| 2000 | 3,229 | Brakes 46% |
| 1999 | 2,247 | Brakes 42% |
| 1998 | 1,562 | Brakes 41% |
| 1996 | 599 | Brakes 36% |
| 1995 | 442 | Suspension 39% |
| 1994 | 230 | Brakes 42% |
| 1993 | – | Too few tests |