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Peugeot 3008 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Peugeot 3008 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 542,666 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 5 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 5 (n=66,257)15.8%
All cars at 5 years (n=9,425,360)15.3%
Median mileage at test38,846
All cars, median mileage37,103

206 of 338 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 5 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Peugeot 3008 fails 11.6% of MOTs (53,468 tests), about the same as the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 15 years it fails 53.0% (7,469 tests), 11.4 points above the 41.6% average.
  • The gap is widest at 15 years: 11.4 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 5 years: Driveshaft CV boot split, at 1.3 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 15 years 58.3%

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

Peugeot 3008: 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 years11.6%53,46812.1%−0.4 pts23,828 miles
4 years12.6%61,90713.4%−0.8 pts31,504 miles
5 years15.8%66,25715.3%+0.5 pts38,846 miles
6 years19.8%61,01817.8%+2.0 pts46,666 miles
7 years24.7%50,09620.6%+4.1 pts53,909 miles
8 years29.7%39,53923.8%+5.9 pts60,715 miles
9 years37.1%34,20027.1%+9.9 pts68,400 miles
10 years39.9%38,49930.3%+9.6 pts77,412 miles
11 years43.0%41,16033.3%+9.7 pts85,701 miles
12 years47.0%41,58936.0%+11.0 pts92,551 miles
13 years48.2%29,76838.3%+9.9 pts98,710 miles
14 years50.3%17,69640.3%+10.0 pts103,311 miles
15 years53.0%7,46941.6%+11.4 pts107,126 miles

Most common fail items at 5 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 Major1.3
Anti-roll bar link worn Major1.2
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn Major0.8

Out of 66,257 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3.6
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous3.1
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.6
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous1.1
Wipers not clearing screen Major1.1
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major1
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major0.8

Out of 66,257 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 5 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Peugeot 20818.5%63,89915.3%
Peugeot 200817.4%59,72015.3%
Peugeot 10813.8%30,45115.3%

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
201015 years in 202552.7%6,74941.6%
201114 years in 202548.6%8,69340.3%
201213 years in 202546.0%9,58738.3%
201312 years in 202548.8%10,11636.0%
201411 years in 202540.9%7,77333.3%
201510 years in 202535.3%7,84830.3%
20169 years in 202536.1%6,44427.1%
20178 years in 202526.4%16,42023.8%
20187 years in 202522.2%18,62820.6%
20196 years in 202517.6%19,03817.8%
20205 years in 202513.9%11,59515.3%
20214 years in 202511.0%11,66213.4%
20223 years in 202510.5%9,37912.1%

More on the Peugeot 3008

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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