MOT fail rates by first-use year

2021 Peugeot 3008 MOT fail rate and common faults

How Peugeot 3008 cars first used in 2021 did at their MOTs from 2024 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 23,889 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 4 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 4 (n=11,662)11.0%

All cars at 4 years (n=8,699,937)13.4%

Difference−2.3 pts

MOT tests of 2021 cars, 2024 to 202523,889

What stands out

In 2025, at 4 years old, Peugeot 3008 cars first used in 2021 failed 11.0% of MOTs (11,662 tests), 2.3 points below the 13.4% for all cars that age.
From 2024 to 2025, as these cars went from 3 to 4 years old, the fail rate moved from 11.6% to 11.0%.
Peugeot 3008 cars first used a year earlier, in 2020, failed 11.7% at the same age of 4 years (11,812 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Peugeot 3008 at 4 years, is anti-roll bar link worn, at 0.5 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 0.1).

MOT fail rate by test year

Peugeot 3008 cars first used in 2021: 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
2024	3 years	11.6%	12,227	12.1%	−0.5 pts
2025	4 years	11.0%	11,662	13.4%	−2.3 pts

Most common faults at 4 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 3008 MOTs at 4 years: cars first used 2018 to 2021, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=61,907). 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
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	2.1	1.4
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear	2.0	1.3
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Wear	1.6	1.5
Tyre with cords exposed Wear	1.1	0.9
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Wear	0.8	0.7
Wipers not clearing screen Wear	0.6	2.5
Anti-roll bar link worn	0.5	0.1
Headlamp aim: too low Wear	0.4	0.6
Headlight aimed too high Wear	0.4	0.6
Driveshaft CV boot split	0.4	0.1

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=61,907). 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	17.0	12.4
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	10.6	6.9
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	9.1	5.2
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	5.2	6.3
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	3.5	2.2
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.6	2.1
Tyre tread close to the legal limit, under the 1.0 mm rule Wear	2.3	1.8
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	2.3	1.7
Anti-roll bar link ball joint: slight play	2.0	0.1
Exhaust system: mounting defective	1.4	0.1

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=61,907). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 4 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 3008 MOTs at 4 years: cars first used 2018 to 2021, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=61,907). 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	50.4%	12.1%	31,223	12.0%	28,298 miles
Diesel	44.2%	13.0%	27,386	16.5%	35,511 miles
Hybrid	5.3%	12.5%	3,298	11.3%	34,512 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 4 years

These figures cover all Peugeot 3008 MOTs at 4 years: cars first used 2018 to 2021, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=61,907). At 4 years, Peugeot 3008 cars at 60,000 to 90,000 miles failed more often (18.1%, n=3,618) than those at under 30,000 miles (9.5%, n=28,122). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Under 30,000 miles	9.5%	28,122	10.2%
30,000 to 60,000 miles	14.7%	29,251	15.5%
60,000 to 90,000 miles	18.1%	3,618	20.7%

Car tax rules for a 2021 car

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.

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 3008

2020 Peugeot 3008 2022 Peugeot 3008

Other Peugeot models first used in 2021

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Peugeot 2008 (2021)	4 years in 2025	15.4%	17,351	13.4%
Peugeot 208 (2021)	4 years in 2025	17.3%	14,531	13.4%
Peugeot 5008 (2021)	4 years in 2025	13.8%	5,297	13.4%
Peugeot Expert (2021)	4 years in 2025	16.1%	4,730	13.4%
Peugeot 108 (2021)	4 years in 2025	10.2%	4,126	13.4%
Peugeot Boxer (2021)	4 years in 2025	18.3%	1,875	13.4%
Peugeot Rifter (2021)	4 years in 2025	24.7%	1,784	13.4%
Peugeot 308 (2021)	4 years in 2025	16.5%	1,643	13.4%

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.