MOT fail rates by first-use year

2017 Peugeot 208 MOT fail rate and common faults

How Peugeot 208 cars first used in 2017 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 70,978 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 8 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 8 (n=17,507)29.3%

All cars at 8 years (n=10,440,457)23.8%

Difference+5.5 pts

MOT tests of 2017 cars, 2022 to 202570,978

What stands out

In 2025, at 8 years old, Peugeot 208 cars first used in 2017 failed 29.3% of MOTs (17,507 tests), 5.5 points above the 23.8% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 5 to 8 years old, the fail rate moved from 18.4% to 29.3%.
Peugeot 208 cars first used a year earlier, in 2016, failed 27.2% at the same age of 8 years (25,949 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Peugeot 208 at 8 years, is driveshaft CV boot split, at 3.6 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 0.9).

MOT fail rate by test year

Peugeot 208 cars first used in 2017: 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 year	Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference
2022	5 years	18.4%	18,031	15.3%	+3.1 pts
2023	6 years	22.6%	17,772	17.8%	+4.8 pts
2024	7 years	26.5%	17,668	20.6%	+5.8 pts
2025	8 years	29.3%	17,507	23.8%	+5.5 pts

Most common faults at 8 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 208 MOTs at 8 years: cars first used 2014 to 2017, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=101,268). 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 item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Dipped headlight not working Wear	3.8	1.2
Driveshaft CV boot split	3.6	0.9
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Wear	3.2	0.8
Exhaust system: system insecure	2.3	0.2
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	2.2	2.3
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits	1.6	0.3
Suspension ball joint worn	1.3	1.0
Brake light not working Wear	1.3	1.3
Engine warning lamp at the petrol emissions check: not working or showing a fault	1.2	0.7
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear	1.1	2.0

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=101,268). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	14.1	15.7
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	12.4	8.6
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	11.5	8.6
Exhaust system: mounting defective	9.3	0.5
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement	7.2	4.0
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Wear	6.9	1.9
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	5.1	8.6
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	4.2	2.7
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	3.1	0.8
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	2.6	1.8

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=101,268). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 8 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 208 MOTs at 8 years: cars first used 2014 to 2017, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=101,268). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Fuel	Share of tests	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars, same fuel	Median mileage
Petrol	79.7%	26.8%	80,740	22.8%	48,354 miles
Diesel	20.3%	31.8%	20,526	25.1%	67,980 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 8 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 208 MOTs at 8 years: cars first used 2014 to 2017, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=101,268). At 8 years, Peugeot 208 cars at 120,000 to 150,000 miles failed more often (43.0%, n=1,043) than those at under 30,000 miles (13.9%, n=14,410). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Under 30,000 miles	13.9%	14,410	13.4%
30,000 to 60,000 miles	25.8%	50,524	21.0%
60,000 to 90,000 miles	35.6%	28,553	26.6%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	40.9%	5,961	30.2%
120,000 to 150,000 miles	43.0%	1,043	31.7%

Car tax rules for a 2017 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.
Cars first registered from 1 April 2017 pay a first-year rate set by CO2 emissions, then the standard rate each year. A petrol, diesel or hybrid car with a list price over £40,000 also pays the expensive car supplement for five years, from the second tax payment.
A car first used in 2017 can fall under either rule, so the registration date on the logbook decides.

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.
Diesel cars first registered from September 2015 usually meet Euro 6, the diesel 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 208

2016 Peugeot 208 2018 Peugeot 208

Other Peugeot models first used in 2017

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Peugeot 2008 (2017)	8 years in 2025	30.7%	16,531	23.8%
Peugeot 3008 (2017)	8 years in 2025	26.4%	16,420	23.8%
Peugeot 108 (2017)	8 years in 2025	17.0%	12,109	23.8%
Peugeot 308 (2017)	8 years in 2025	27.8%	9,111	23.8%
Peugeot Expert (2017)	8 years in 2025	28.7%	4,105	23.8%
Peugeot Boxer (2017)	8 years in 2025	20.4%	3,271	23.8%
Peugeot Bipper (2017)	8 years in 2025	37.3%	1,302	23.8%

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 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.