Used car guide

1997 Peugeot 406: 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 58% pass first time (all 1997 cars: 65%) Stands out: coil springs 3.4×, brake discs 2.3× 229 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 66% pass first time (all 1997 cars: 65%) Stands out: engine oil leaks 2.1×, tread depth 2.3× 155 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 406 compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2024–Too new for MOT data
2004551Suspension 51%
20031,922Suspension 48%
20021,847Suspension 46%
20011,751Suspension 48%
20001,296Suspension 51%
1999805Suspension 44%
1998709Suspension 44%
1996109Suspension 51%