Common problems

Peugeot common problems by model

24 Peugeot models, each at its most tested age: the part area MOT testers fail most often, against all cars of the same age. From 5,586,174 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025. Open a model for every area, the items behind it and what to check on a viewing.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

Peugeot models with at least 3 ages of 1,000 or more MOT tests. Fails per 100 MOTs in the most common area.
Model	Age	Tests (n)	Most common fail area	Per 100	All cars
208	9 years	117,276	Lights and electrics	12.7	9.2
Partner	8 years	56,028	Lights and electrics	24.2	7.3
207	14 years	104,728	Lights and electrics	27.1	18.3
308	9 years	52,033	Lights and electrics	11.2	9.2
3008	5 years	66,257	Tyres	5.4	5.1
2008	7 years	68,752	Lights and electrics	11.3	5.8
107	12 years	61,502	Lights and electrics	15.9	15.4
108	7 years	56,123	Tyres	5.9	6.0
Expert	3 years	21,108	Lights and electrics	8.5	2.9
206	19 years	36,883	Lights and electrics	24.3	21.5
Boxer	8 years	12,586	Lights and electrics	8.3	7.3
307	17 years	26,982	Lights and electrics	29.8	21.0
5008	4 years	21,131	Tyres	6.3	4.7
Bipper	12 years	11,664	Suspension	21.2	13.4
508	11 years	11,607	Lights and electrics	13.8	13.3
RCZ	11 years	8,421	Lights and electrics	14.7	13.3
407	16 years	7,988	Lights and electrics	21.0	20.4
Rifter	3 years	9,333	Windscreen, wipers and mirrors	8.7	2.8
106	22 years	3,436	Lights and electrics	18.8	19.7
306	24 years	3,518	Brakes	17.9	12.2
406	22 years	2,519	Lights and electrics	19.6	19.7
1007	17 years	2,433	Lights and electrics	20.3	21.0
Traveller	5 years	1,424	Lights and electrics	6.4	3.7
4007	14 years	1,399	Lights and electrics	20.2	18.3

For how often each model passes or fails its MOT, see Peugeot MOT fail rates by model.

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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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