Peugeot 208 MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Peugeot 208 took 195,515 MOT tests in Britain and passed 73% of them first time, close to 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
- 195,515
- First-time pass rate
- 73%
- All cars
- 71%
What the 208 fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics10.6% (all cars 11.3%)
- Body and structure7.1% (all cars 3.5%)
- Tyres5.4% (all cars 6.4%)
- Exhaust and emissions5.0% (all cars 3.1%)
- Brakes4.2% (all cars 6.8%)
- Suspension4.0% (all cars 9.0%)
- Visibility2.9% (all cars 4.8%)
- Steering0.7% (all cars 1.8%)
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 4.0%
- Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 3.0%
- Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps 2.7%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.1%
- Exhaust system: system insecure 2.0%
- Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits 1.8%
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 1.7%
- Stop lamp: not working 1.4%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 15.6%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 12.3%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 11.3%
- Exhaust system: mounting defective 7.5%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 6.2%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 4.9%
- Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 4.0%
- Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases 2.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14,792 | 61% |
| 2013 | 33,733 | 63% |
| 2014 | 29,331 | 67% |
| 2015 | 27,749 | 74% |
| 2016 | 25,923 | 76% |
| 2017 | 17,696 | 77% |
| 2018 | 15,361 | 82% |
| 2019 | 17,048 | 87% |
| 2020 | 13,179 | 88% |
| 2021 | 669 | 93% |
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 | 19,597 miles |
| 4 years | 25,343 miles |
| 5 years | 33,032 miles |
| 6 years | 40,855 miles |
| 7 years | 47,961 miles |
| 8 years | 54,188 miles |
| 9 years | 60,584 miles |
| 10 years | 68,654 miles |
| 11 years | 73,726 miles |
Check a particular 208
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
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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.