The MoT Files: Bottom 10 Cars from the 1990s

While a newly-passed driver might dream of putting something sporty and shiny on their drive, the reality is very different. Unless their sitting on chair made from fifty-pound notes, most of us have to opt for something cheap and cheerful to get mobile.

Check your van's MOT history

That means looking at cars of a certain age - mainly the 1990s. But what should buy if you're looking at cars of this era? Which aren't going to cost you a fortune when the MoT time comes? Here we list the 10 worst performers from cars registered in the 1990s.

Keith Moody, Editor, Honest John Classics
Fri, 06 Oct 2017

Peugeot 206 38% pass rate

Despite only being launched in 1998, the Peugeot 206 is at the top - or rather bottom - of the pile when it comes to the 1990s cars failing their test. In total, 11,184 were put through an MoT with a whopping 6930 failing, a pass rate of just 38 per cent. The common faults being lights, suspension and exhausts. 206 production continued into the 2000s, but this list only covers 90s registered examples.

Check out the Peugeot 206's MoT files