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2005 Peugeot 206 1.1L Petrol · FG55 BWD

FG55 BWD

2005 Peugeot 206 (1.1L, petrol). First registered 28 Oct 2005. Recorded mileage 84,096 miles. MOT expired on 11 Jul 2024.

Make & Model
PEUGEOT 206
Year / Origin
2005 · Nottingham
Safety Recall
Unknown
MOT Status
Expired on 11 Jul 2024
Road Tax
—
Recorded Mileage
84,096 mi
ULEZ Compliance
Check Required (Pre-Euro 4 Petrol)
Fuel & Engine
Petrol · 1.1L
Reliability Guide
Common Faults
MOT Status
Expired
Expired on 11 Jul 2024
Tax Status
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Fuel Type
Petrol
Year
2005
Engine
1124cc
Mechanical Assessment

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The Peugeot 206 presents a stable roadworthiness trend, with the most recent test on 12 July 2023 at 84,096 miles returning a pass and no defects recorded. The vehicle has held a clean MOT status across its two most recent examinations, suggesting no escalating mechanical concerns in the official record. At just over 21 years old, the car shows no worsening fault pattern across the supplied history. Recorded mileage stands at 84,096 miles against a 2005 build, equating to roughly 4,005 miles per year and marking this as a low-use example for its age. The gap between the 30 May 2022 pass at 83,904 miles and the 12 July 2023 pass at 84,096 miles shows only 192 miles covered in fourteen months, implying extended periods of storage. A prior fail on 20 May 2022 at 83,902 miles was logged with no defects cited, and the car passed ten days later at 83,904 miles, a sequence that points to an administrative or presentational issue at the first centre rather than a mechanical fault. Given the sparse and clean record, the buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of age-related items not always captured by MOT. Peugeot 206 chassis and subframe corrosion, front suspension arm bushes, and rear beam axle condition warrant close checking after 21 years. The low standing mileage raises the risk of perished rubber components, seized brake calipers, and flat-spotted tyres from long idle periods. Verify the bodywork structurally and confirm the brake discs are free from rust binding before road use. The absence of advisories in the recent tests does not exempt the car from wear typical of a lightly used two-decade-old hatchback.
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FG55 BWD Key Findings

  • 3 MOT tests recorded
  • Latest MOT passed on 12/07/2023
  • 84,096 miles recorded at latest MOT
  • 1 historical MOT failure
  • No defects recorded at the latest MOT

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MOT Roadworthiness Analysis
45
/ 100 · Below Average
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MOT Roadworthiness: Below Average

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed
! Tax Status Unknown
! Average MOT pass rate (67%)
! Older vehicle
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Known faults for Peugeot 206

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FG55 BWD Mileage History

  1. 20/05/202283,902 mi
  2. 30/05/202283,904 mi+2 mi
  3. 12/07/202384,096 mi+192 mi

Average of roughly 169 miles per year across 3 recorded odometer readings.

FG55 BWD MOT History

Vehicle record last updated: 15 Apr 2026, 17:56
MOT Analysis

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3 MOT tests are recorded for this 2005 Peugeot 206 (FG55 BWD) between May 2022 and July 2023.

The record contains 2 passes and 1 failure.

The most recent test on 12 July 2023 was a pass, although the earlier record includes 1 failure that buyers may want to investigate.

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