MOT fail rates by first-use year

2011 Peugeot 3008 MOT fail rate and common faults

How Peugeot 3008 cars first used in 2011 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 41,168 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 14 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 14 (n=8,693)48.6%

All cars at 14 years (n=6,054,526)40.3%

Difference+8.4 pts

MOT tests of 2011 cars, 2022 to 202541,168

What stands out

In 2025, at 14 years old, Peugeot 3008 cars first used in 2011 failed 48.6% of MOTs (8,693 tests), 8.4 points above the 40.3% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 11 to 14 years old, the fail rate moved from 41.1% to 48.6%.
Peugeot 3008 cars first used a year earlier, in 2010, failed 51.6% at the same age of 14 years (8,135 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Peugeot 3008 at 14 years, is coil spring broken, at 7.7 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 4.2).

MOT fail rate by test year

Peugeot 3008 cars first used in 2011: 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	11 years	41.1%	11,581	33.3%	+7.8 pts
2023	12 years	44.9%	10,942	36.0%	+8.9 pts
2024	13 years	46.8%	9,952	38.3%	+8.6 pts
2025	14 years	48.6%	8,693	40.3%	+8.4 pts

Most common faults at 14 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 3008 MOTs at 14 years: cars first used 2009 to 2011, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=17,696). 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
Brake light not working Wear	9.8	3.5
Side/position light not working Wear	8.3	5.4
Coil spring broken	7.7	4.2
Steering track rod end: ball joint play	6.0	2.0
Driveshaft CV boot split	5.5	2.3
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	5.0	3.1
Suspension ball joint worn	4.9	2.5
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Wear	4.6	2.1
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Wear	4.6	1.9
Dipped headlight not working Wear	4.1	2.3

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=17,696). 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	24.5	18.4
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement	17.3	8.4
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	16.5	11.0
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	14.0	8.5
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Wear	11.4	5.6
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	9.7	7.2
Coil spring: corroded	7.1	6.4
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	6.7	9.3
Suspension ball joint: slight play	4.6	2.2
Headlamp: lens slightly defective Wear	4.4	1.3

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=17,696). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 14 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 3008 MOTs at 14 years: cars first used 2009 to 2011, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=17,696). 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
Diesel	87.3%	50.2%	15,429	40.8%	105,293 miles
Petrol	12.7%	50.8%	2,249	40.0%	91,256 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 14 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 3008 MOTs at 14 years: cars first used 2009 to 2011, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=17,696). At 14 years, Peugeot 3008 cars at over 150,000 miles failed more often (56.2%, n=1,275) than those at 60,000 to 90,000 miles (47.2%, n=4,447). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
60,000 to 90,000 miles	47.2%	4,447	39.5%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	52.0%	7,044	44.0%
120,000 to 150,000 miles	54.0%	3,755	44.8%
Over 150,000 miles	56.2%	1,275	44.3%

Car tax rules for a 2011 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.
Diesel cars first registered before September 2015 usually do not meet Euro 6, so a 2011 diesel usually pays the ULEZ daily charge. A few models met Euro 6 early.
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 3008

2010 Peugeot 3008 2012 Peugeot 3008

Other Peugeot models first used in 2011

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Peugeot 207 (2011)	14 years in 2025	49.2%	19,473	40.3%
Peugeot 107 (2011)	14 years in 2025	38.0%	13,868	40.3%
Peugeot 308 (2011)	14 years in 2025	42.5%	8,421	40.3%
Peugeot Bipper (2011)	14 years in 2025	45.2%	3,267	40.3%
Peugeot 508 (2011)	14 years in 2025	37.1%	2,260	40.3%
Peugeot Expert (2011)	14 years in 2025	47.4%	2,184	40.3%
Peugeot RCZ (2011)	14 years in 2025	38.5%	2,254	40.3%
Peugeot Boxer (2011)	14 years in 2025	23.0%	2,132	40.3%

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 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.