MOT Check for PEUGEOT 406s

The PEUGEOT 406 makes up 2,131,013 of the overall 41,433,904 PEUGEOT MOT test results. Select your 406 model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Front Tie bar/rod has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:624 times
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine  Occurs:325 times
Offside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush  Occurs:235 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) Occurs:231 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:390 times
Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:231 times
Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by damage  Occurs:333 times
Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:235 times
Nearside Rear Panhard rod has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:215 times
Offside Front Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view  Occurs:776 times
Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:178 times
Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:325 times
Nearside Headlamp not in good working order  Occurs:172 times
Nearside Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:173 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam  Occurs:2,922 times
Offside Rear Track rod end ball joint has excessive play  Occurs:175 times
Nearside Front Body has a sharp edge caused by damage  Occurs:683 times
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A`  Occurs:3,865 times
Nearside Outer Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:195 times
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) Occurs:652 times
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault  Occurs:7,774 times
Offside Steering rack gaiter split  Occurs:2,116 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:415 times
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image  Occurs:1,780 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:483 times
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