Used buyer's guide: Peugeot 407 pictures

The cabin is spacious enough for five, and it’s well equipped, too, but the dash is confusing and some of the plastics and switchgear feel fragile. The saloon’s boot is small (at 407 litres) and has a high loading lip; the estate’s 430

Central dash display can fail, so check it all lights up properly; if it doesn’t, it could be on its way out – with replacement costly.

The electrical management system can play up, leading to warnings about faulty bulbs, failed ABS, low tyre pressures etc.

Front-end clonks usually indicate excessive wear in the suspension balljoints. If things are bad it’ll mean an MoT failure.

The clutch can fail if driver has a habit of ‘riding’ it in stop-start traffic – even if only for a short time – because of a weak release bearing.