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2015 Peugeot 108 MOT fail rate and common faults

How Peugeot 108 cars first used in 2015 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 73,342 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated

At 10 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 10 (n=18,227)22.5%
All cars at 10 years (n=9,049,507)30.3%
Difference−7.8 pts
MOT tests of 2015 cars, 2022 to 202573,342

What stands out

  • In 2025, at 10 years old, Peugeot 108 cars first used in 2015 failed 22.5% of MOTs (18,227 tests), 7.8 points below the 30.3% for all cars that age.
  • From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 7 to 10 years old, the fail rate moved from 18.6% to 22.5%.
  • Peugeot 108 cars first used a year earlier, in 2014, failed 24.1% at the same age of 10 years (7,151 tests, in 2024).
  • The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Peugeot 108 at 10 years, is engine warning lamp at the petrol emissions check: not working or showing a fault, at 2.3 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 0.8).

MOT fail rate by test year

Peugeot 108 cars first used in 2015: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test yearAgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifference
20227 years18.6%18,37920.6%−2.0 pts
20238 years20.2%18,40623.8%−3.6 pts
20249 years21.7%18,33027.1%−5.4 pts
202510 years22.5%18,22730.3%−7.8 pts

Most common faults at 10 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 108 MOTs at 10 years: cars first used 2014 to 2015, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=25,378). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail itemPer 100 MOTsAll cars
Engine warning lamp at the petrol emissions check: not working or showing a fault2.30.8
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear2.12.7
Wipers not clearing screen Wear2.11.8
Service brake performance: excessively binding1.90.7
Handbrake too weak1.71.0
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear1.62.1
Tyre with cords exposed Wear1.41.4
Dipped headlight not working Wear1.31.7
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Wear1.21.5
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn1.10.7

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=25,378). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

AdvisoryPer 100 MOTsAll cars
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear14.88.6
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear13.917.0
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened11.79.6
Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement10.00.3
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material6.12.8
Brake pads wearing thin Wear5.48.1
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement4.85.8
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened3.81.4
Road wheel condition: slightly distorted3.20.8
Coil spring: corroded2.92.9

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=25,378). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 10 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 108 MOTs at 10 years: cars first used 2014 to 2015, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=25,378). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

FuelShare of testsMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars, same fuelMedian mileage
Petrol100.0%23.0%25,37829.5%50,602 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 10 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 108 MOTs at 10 years: cars first used 2014 to 2015, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=25,378). At 10 years, Peugeot 108 cars at 90,000 to 120,000 miles failed more often (35.1%, n=1,385) than those at under 30,000 miles (13.0%, n=4,104). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Under 30,000 miles13.0%4,10415.3%
30,000 to 60,000 miles20.4%12,46124.7%
60,000 to 90,000 miles30.6%7,09331.9%
90,000 to 120,000 miles35.1%1,38535.3%

Car tax rules for a 2015 car

  • Cars first registered from 1 March 2001 to 31 March 2017 are taxed by CO2 emissions band, from band A (the lowest emissions) to band M. The band is set by the CO2 figure on the V5C logbook.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

  • Petrol cars first registered from 2006 usually meet Euro 4, the petrol standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
  • The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Peugeot 108

Other Peugeot models first used in 2015

ModelAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Peugeot 208 (2015)10 years in 202531.5%26,93530.3%
Peugeot 2008 (2015)10 years in 202536.7%16,81430.3%
Peugeot 308 (2015)10 years in 202532.5%13,67630.3%
Peugeot 3008 (2015)10 years in 202535.3%7,84830.3%
Peugeot Expert (2015)10 years in 202535.2%4,67830.3%
Peugeot Boxer (2015)10 years in 202522.6%3,21630.3%
Peugeot Bipper (2015)10 years in 202541.4%2,29530.3%
Peugeot 5008 (2015)10 years in 202542.7%1,70130.3%

More on the Peugeot 108

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.