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Peugeot 208 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Peugeot 208 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 809,087 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 9 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 9 (n=117,276)31.6%
All cars at 9 years (n=9,949,012)27.1%
Median mileage at test58,436
All cars, median mileage68,033

228 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 9 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Peugeot 208 fails 11.1% of MOTs (62,592 tests), about the same as the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 13 years it fails 41.5% (13,439 tests), 3.3 points above the 38.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 11 years: 5.1 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 9 years: Driveshaft CV boot split, at 4.9 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 13 years 45.7%

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

Peugeot 208: 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 years11.1%62,59212.1%−0.9 pts18,350 miles
4 years15.0%60,42413.4%+1.7 pts24,308 miles
5 years18.5%63,89915.3%+3.2 pts30,257 miles
6 years22.3%76,49917.8%+4.5 pts37,333 miles
7 years25.1%87,19620.6%+4.5 pts44,644 miles
8 years27.9%101,26823.8%+4.1 pts51,564 miles
9 years31.6%117,27627.1%+4.4 pts58,436 miles
10 years34.9%105,08130.3%+4.6 pts64,438 miles
11 years38.4%75,88133.3%+5.1 pts70,068 miles
12 years40.2%45,53236.0%+4.2 pts75,510 miles
13 years41.5%13,43938.3%+3.3 pts80,388 miles

Most common fail items at 9 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 Major4.9
Exhaust system: system insecure Major2.7
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Major2.7
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Major1.9
Suspension ball joint worn Major1.9
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Major1.7

Out of 117,276 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Dipped headlight not working Major3.9
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major3.2
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3.2
Brake light not working Major2.2

Out of 117,276 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 9 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Peugeot 200834.7%54,61327.1%
Peugeot 30832.8%52,03327.1%
Peugeot 10821.0%42,61127.1%

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
201213 years in 202541.5%13,43238.3%
201312 years in 202540.0%31,27036.0%
201411 years in 202537.3%28,02233.3%
201510 years in 202531.5%26,93530.3%
20169 years in 202529.5%25,54827.1%
20178 years in 202529.3%17,50723.8%
20187 years in 202526.8%15,27520.6%
20196 years in 202522.5%17,06017.8%
20205 years in 202518.9%13,31815.3%
20214 years in 202517.3%14,53113.4%
20223 years in 202512.5%17,26212.1%

More on the Peugeot 208

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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