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Peugeot 2008 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Peugeot 2008 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 496,383 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 7 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 7 (n=68,752)27.3%
All cars at 7 years (n=10,537,318)20.6%
Median mileage at test48,654
All cars, median mileage52,953

277 of 330 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 7 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Peugeot 2008 fails 11.7% of MOTs (59,889 tests), about the same as the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 12 years it fails 41.6% (3,341 tests), 5.6 points above the 36.0% average.
  • The gap is widest at 8 years: 7.8 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 7 years: Driveshaft CV boot split, at 8 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 12 years 45.7%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Peugeot 2008: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years11.7%59,88912.1%−0.4 pts21,172 miles
4 years14.3%60,55813.4%+1.0 pts27,006 miles
5 years17.4%59,72015.3%+2.1 pts32,988 miles
6 years22.7%66,69817.8%+4.9 pts40,159 miles
7 years27.3%68,75220.6%+6.7 pts48,654 miles
8 years31.6%68,35123.8%+7.8 pts57,170 miles
9 years34.7%54,61327.1%+7.6 pts64,362 miles
10 years37.8%35,92430.3%+7.5 pts72,411 miles
11 years39.8%18,53733.3%+6.5 pts78,639 miles
12 years41.6%3,34136.0%+5.6 pts81,706 miles

Most common fail items at 7 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Driveshaft CV boot split Major8
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn Major1.9
Suspension ball joint worn Major1.8
Exhaust system: system insecure Major1.6

Out of 68,752 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major5.3
Dipped headlight not working Major4
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3.1
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous2.3
Headlamp aim: too low Major1.2
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.1

Out of 68,752 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 7 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Peugeot 20825.1%87,19620.6%
Peugeot 10817.5%56,12320.6%
Peugeot 300824.7%50,09620.6%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
201312 years in 202541.5%3,33036.0%
201411 years in 202539.7%15,16033.3%
201510 years in 202536.7%16,81430.3%
20169 years in 202532.9%18,15827.1%
20178 years in 202530.7%16,53123.8%
20187 years in 202525.9%16,05120.6%
20196 years in 202519.8%15,27817.8%
20205 years in 202514.0%11,60515.3%
20214 years in 202515.4%17,35113.4%
20223 years in 202510.1%15,01212.1%

More on the Peugeot 2008

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 22 September 2026.

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