Peugeot 2008 MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Peugeot 2008 took 115,273 MOT tests in Britain and passed 75% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2023
- 115,273
- First-time pass rate
- 75%
- All cars
- 71%
What the 2008 fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics9.7% (all cars 11.3%)
- Body and structure7.7% (all cars 3.5%)
- Tyres4.6% (all cars 6.4%)
- Brakes4.0% (all cars 6.8%)
- Suspension3.4% (all cars 9.0%)
- Visibility2.7% (all cars 4.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions2.2% (all cars 3.1%)
- Seat belts and airbags0.4% (all cars 1.0%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 6.1%
- Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 3.7%
- Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 2.9%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.0%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.8%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 1.4%
- Exhaust system: system insecure 1.4%
- Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn 1.3%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 17.9%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 16.0%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 7.5%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 7.4%
- Exhaust system: mounting defective 6.3%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 4.8%
- Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 3.2%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 2.7%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3,433 | 62% |
| 2014 | 15,817 | 64% |
| 2015 | 17,254 | 68% |
| 2016 | 18,468 | 72% |
| 2017 | 16,656 | 75% |
| 2018 | 15,940 | 82% |
| 2019 | 15,401 | 87% |
| 2020 | 11,471 | 87% |
| 2021 | 790 | 91% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 22,025 miles |
| 4 years | 26,811 miles |
| 5 years | 34,167 miles |
| 6 years | 43,190 miles |
| 7 years | 50,987 miles |
| 8 years | 61,240 miles |
| 9 years | 69,167 miles |
| 10 years | 71,874 miles |
Check a particular 2008
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Other Peugeot models
- Peugeot 208
- Peugeot 207
- Peugeot Partner
- Peugeot 308
- Peugeot 3008
- Peugeot 107
- Peugeot 108
- Peugeot 206
- Peugeot Expert
- Peugeot Boxer
- Peugeot 307
- Peugeot 5008
- Peugeot Bipper
- Peugeot 508
- Peugeot 407
- Peugeot RCZ
- Peugeot Horizon
- Peugeot Rifter
- Peugeot 106
- Peugeot 306
- Peugeot 406
- Peugeot 205
- Peugeot Elddis
- Peugeot 1007
- Peugeot Independence
- Peugeot 4007
- Peugeot Traveller
- Peugeot 807
- Peugeot E7
- Peugeot Bailey
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.