Peugeot 208 MOT pass rate and common failures
What the MOTs of 206,683 Peugeot 208 cars in 2025 show. These are patterns across all tests recorded by DVSA, not a verdict on any one car.
How often does a Peugeot 208 pass its MOT first time?
In 2025, 69.9% of the 206,683 Peugeot 208 cars tested passed their MOT first time. Cars of all makes from the same registration years passed 76.0% of the time, so the Peugeot 208 was 6.1 points below them.
Pass rate by registration year
First-time pass rate in 2025 for each year the car was first registered, next to all cars registered in the same year. Older cars fail more often, so compare like with like. Years with fewer than 1,000 cars tested are not shown.
The Peugeot 208 was at or below the same-year average for every registration year shown. It came closest for 2022 registrations (2.0 points below all cars of that year) and fell furthest behind for 2018 registrations (8.8 points below all cars of that year).
See the figures
| Registered | Peugeot 208 | All cars | Cars tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 87.1% | 89.1% | 13,693 |
| 2021 | 82.4% | 88.2% | 13,918 |
| 2020 | 80.8% | 86.8% | 12,749 |
| 2019 | 77.3% | 84.2% | 16,408 |
| 2018 | 72.9% | 81.7% | 14,676 |
| 2017 | 70.3% | 78.9% | 16,718 |
| 2016 | 70.1% | 75.5% | 24,269 |
| 2015 | 68.1% | 72.4% | 25,627 |
| 2014 | 62.1% | 68.9% | 26,463 |
| 2013 | 59.2% | 65.9% | 29,428 |
| 2012 | 57.6% | 63.5% | 12,681 |
What the Peugeot 208 failed on most
Of the 62,168 Peugeot 208 cars that failed first time in 2025, the share with each fault on the MOT. One car can fail on several faults.
- 1.Split driveshaft (CV joint) boot14.0%
- 2.Headlight not working11.3%
- 3.Worn suspension joint or bush11.2%
- 4.Number plate light not working10.2%
- 5.Leaking or loose exhaust9.2%
By area of the car: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 38.5%, body, chassis, structure 23.4%, noise, emissions and leaks 21.1%, suspension 20.4%, tyres 19.9%.
Typical mileage by age
The median odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age at the test to the nearest year, up to 20 years. Half the cars had covered more and half less. A rough guide when a car's mileage looks high or low for its age.
| Age | Peugeot 208 | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 18,800 | 23,200 |
| 4 years | 26,600 | 30,600 |
| 5 years | 30,700 | 36,100 |
| 6 years | 34,500 | 42,400 |
| 7 years | 42,300 | 50,100 |
| 8 years | 50,100 | 58,200 |
| 9 years | 56,400 | 65,200 |
| 10 years | 62,000 | 72,100 |
| 11 years | 68,200 | 78,800 |
| 12 years | 75,000 | 84,700 |
| 13 years | 80,300 | 90,400 |
Looking at a Peugeot 208?
Averages describe thousands of cars. The one you are looking at has its own history.
- Peugeot 208 buyer's guideCommon problems and what to check before you buy.
- Free MOT history checkEvery MOT result, failure and advisory for one registration.
- Full car history checkFinance, write-off, stolen and mileage records for the exact car.
- MOT league tableMakes and models ranked against cars of the same age.
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Source
Calculated by Carhealth from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025: 28,468,316 cars. How we worked it out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).