Peugeot208 MOT results

In 2025, 70.2% of Peugeot 208 MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 75.4% for cars of the same age. 6.1% had at least one dangerous defect (6.7% for cars the same age). The typical Peugeot 208 tested was 9 years old with 52,700 miles. Based on 213,079 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Peugeot 208 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 70.2%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 75.4%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 6.3%passed after repair
Failed: 23.4%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 6.1%same age 6.7%
Typical mileage: 52,700at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Peugeot 208All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	720	92.9%	91.7%
2022	16,208	87.5%	88.5%
2021	13,647	82.6%	87.2%
2020	12,592	81.0%	85.9%
2019	16,251	77.2%	83.5%
2018	14,631	73.1%	80.8%
2017	16,964	70.4%	78.1%
2016	24,783	70.1%	74.8%
2015	26,244	68.2%	71.8%
2014	27,306	62.3%	68.5%
2013	30,532	59.5%	65.6%
2012	13,162	58.1%	63.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Peugeot 208All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	31,080	84.2%	87.4%	24,100
5-9 years	90,261	72.6%	79.1%	47,400
10-14 years	87,061	61.7%	65.7%	71,800
15-19 years	6	33.3%	57.6%	94,900
20-29 years	1	0.0%	59.6%	33,100

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Peugeot 208 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	8,442	4.0%	1.3×	73.1%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	5,734	2.7%	1.8×	74.2%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	4,868	2.3%	1.0×	71.1%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	4,722	2.2%	1.2×	70.4%
G Glasgow	Scotland	4,558	2.1%	1.3×	67.2%
BS Bristol	South West	4,153	1.9%	1.1×	67.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	4,101	1.9%	1.0×	72.9%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	4,077	1.9%	1.1×	71.7%
M Manchester	North West	3,944	1.9%	1.2×	70.0%
CF Cardiff	Wales	3,623	1.7%	1.0×	65.5%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	3,373	1.6%	0.9×	67.6%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	3,312	1.6%	1.1×	69.4%
DE Derby	East Midlands	3,261	1.5%	1.1×	73.0%
PL Plymouth	South West	3,046	1.4%	1.4×	68.6%
RG Reading	South East	3,015	1.4%	0.9×	73.5%
CH Chester	North West	2,895	1.4%	1.2×	68.5%
LL Llandudno	Wales	2,831	1.3%	1.4×	72.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,781	1.3%	1.0×	69.5%
PO Portsmouth	South East	2,742	1.3%	0.9×	67.5%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	2,723	1.3%	1.0×	63.1%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	2,609	1.2%	1.0×	73.7%
GU Guildford	South East	2,595	1.2%	0.9×	72.9%
SK Stockport	North West	2,579	1.2%	1.2×	69.8%
SA Swansea	Wales	2,578	1.2%	1.0×	67.4%
BN Brighton	South East	2,530	1.2%	1.0×	71.3%
ME Rochester	South East	2,512	1.2%	1.1×	73.4%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,498	1.2%	1.3×	70.0%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	2,457	1.2%	1.6×	72.1%
NR Norwich	East of England	2,436	1.1%	0.8×	71.0%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,421	1.1%	1.0×	64.7%
L Liverpool	North West	2,392	1.1%	1.0×	70.6%
GL Gloucester	South West	2,348	1.1%	0.9×	70.4%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	2,292	1.1%	1.0×	68.2%
BB Blackburn	North West	2,280	1.1%	1.2×	71.8%
EX Exeter	South West	2,236	1.0%	0.9×	68.7%
OX Oxford	South East	2,196	1.0%	0.9×	71.7%
NP Newport	Wales	2,123	1.0%	1.1×	68.8%
PR Preston	North West	2,114	1.0%	1.1×	71.1%
TS Teesside	North East	2,112	1.0%	1.1×	65.9%
OL Oldham	North West	2,066	1.0%	1.4×	71.5%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,058	1.0%	1.1×	68.5%
SO Southampton	South East	2,057	1.0%	0.8×	70.8%
WA Warrington	North West	2,049	1.0%	0.9×	66.3%
IP Ipswich	East of England	2,024	0.9%	0.8×	72.4%
SN Swindon	South West	1,930	0.9%	1.0×	69.8%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,922	0.9%	0.7×	71.5%
CT Canterbury	South East	1,885	0.9%	1.2×	73.2%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1,883	0.9%	1.3×	71.8%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	1,834	0.9%	0.8×	67.7%
BL Bolton	North West	1,821	0.9%	1.1×	72.9%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,789	0.8%	0.9×	69.5%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	1,783	0.8%	1.6×	66.9%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	1,779	0.8%	1.0×	78.9%
TR Truro	South West	1,750	0.8%	1.3×	67.3%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	1,610	0.8%	0.9×	77.1%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	1,587	0.7%	1.1×	71.3%
BA Bath	South West	1,523	0.7%	0.9×	70.8%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	1,504	0.7%	1.0×	71.0%
SG Stevenage	East of England	1,481	0.7%	1.0×	72.1%
TA Taunton	South West	1,474	0.7%	1.1×	73.4%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	1,472	0.7%	0.7×	70.4%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	1,451	0.7%	1.4×	60.2%
RH Redhill	South East	1,429	0.7%	0.7×	72.7%
PA Paisley	Scotland	1,405	0.7%	1.4×	68.0%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,396	0.7%	0.9×	65.2%
BH Bournemouth	South West	1,386	0.7%	0.6×	68.5%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	1,369	0.6%	1.1×	61.9%
CW Crewe	North West	1,338	0.6%	1.0×	70.9%
DL Darlington	North East	1,293	0.6%	1.0×	66.7%
TW Twickenham	London	1,275	0.6%	0.8×	73.9%
DH Durham	North East	1,273	0.6%	1.2×	67.6%
CB Cambridge	East of England	1,269	0.6%	0.8×	71.3%
LA Lancaster	North West	1,264	0.6%	1.1×	69.9%
CR Croydon	London	1,239	0.6%	0.9×	74.7%
CO Colchester	East of England	1,217	0.6%	0.7×	69.5%
WN Wigan	North West	1,181	0.6%	1.2×	64.9%
CA Carlisle	North West	1,177	0.6%	0.9×	69.2%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	1,173	0.6%	0.9×	73.8%
RM Romford	London	1,140	0.5%	0.7×	75.1%
TF Telford	West Midlands	1,101	0.5%	1.4×	70.2%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	1,092	0.5%	0.9×	65.0%
IV Inverness	Scotland	1,089	0.5%	1.2×	66.7%
DA Dartford	South East	1,068	0.5%	0.7×	75.5%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	1,003	0.5%	0.6×	58.6%
LU Luton	East of England	993	0.5%	0.7×	72.3%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	962	0.5%	1.1×	62.8%
SE London SE	London	942	0.4%	0.6×	70.6%
TQ Torquay	South West	932	0.4%	0.9×	72.0%
SP Salisbury	South West	917	0.4%	0.9×	67.5%
SL Slough	South East	897	0.4%	0.6×	76.8%
HA Harrow	London	883	0.4%	0.7×	77.7%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	848	0.4%	0.9×	63.8%
DT Dorchester	South West	844	0.4%	1.0×	74.4%
E London E	London	841	0.4%	0.5×	76.6%
FY Blackpool	North West	815	0.4%	0.9×	61.7%
PH Perth	Scotland	808	0.4%	1.3×	65.1%
EN Enfield	London	794	0.4%	0.6×	76.8%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	764	0.4%	1.4×	67.1%
DD Dundee	Scotland	754	0.4%	0.9×	59.3%
UB Southall	London	737	0.3%	0.6×	72.3%
SW London SW	London	710	0.3%	0.8×	76.6%
N London N	London	682	0.3%	0.5×	74.3%
AL St Albans	East of England	681	0.3%	0.7×	73.0%
WD Watford	East of England	647	0.3%	0.8×	70.0%
SR Sunderland	North East	634	0.3%	0.9×	64.2%
NW London NW	London	594	0.3%	0.4×	71.2%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	550	0.3%	0.7×	70.2%
W London W	London	522	0.2%	0.9×	74.1%
SM Sutton	London	504	0.2%	1.1×	78.6%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	423	0.2%	0.7×	67.8%
BR Bromley	London	410	0.2%	0.5×	76.6%
IG Ilford	London	409	0.2%	0.4×	78.0%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	381	0.2%	0.8×	70.6%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	333	0.2%	0.8×	66.4%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	187	<0.1%	1.0×	72.2%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	179	<0.1%	1.0×	62.0%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	53	<0.1%	0.6×	69.8%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	20	<0.1%	0.3×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	18,765	8.8%	1.1×	64.7%
North East	8,685	4.1%	1.0×	66.8%
North West	27,915	13.1%	1.1×	69.7%
Yorkshire and the Humber	19,960	9.4%	1.0×	68.5%
Wales	11,334	5.3%	1.1×	68.2%
West Midlands	26,723	12.5%	1.3×	72.4%
East Midlands	16,464	7.7%	1.1×	70.7%
East of England	19,237	9.0%	0.9×	72.8%
London	13,292	6.2%	0.7×	75.2%
South East	28,154	13.2%	0.9×	71.8%
South West	22,539	10.6%	1.0×	69.4%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Peugeot 208Cars the same age

Lights and electrics11.4%8.2%
Body and structure6.9%2.1%
Emissions and leaks6.4%2.3%
Suspension6.1%7.2%
Tyres5.9%6.2%
Brakes4.7%5.0%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.9%3.7%
Steering1.2%1.6%
Seat belts and airbags0.6%0.6%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Peugeot 208 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	4.0%	1.0%	4.0×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	3.2%	1.2%	2.7×	0.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lights and electrics	3.0%	0.9%	3.3×	0.0%
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Emissions and leaks	2.4%	0.3%	8.0×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.1%	2.1%	1.0×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.0%	1.3%	1.5×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.8%	1.7%	1.1×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	1.8%	1.4%	1.3×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	1.6%	1.4%	1.1×	0.0%
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Body and structure	1.5%	0.4%	3.8×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	16.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	11.8%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	11.2%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	8.6%
Exhaust system: mounting defective	6.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	4.7%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	4.0%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.9%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	3.7%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	1.8%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	165,584	71.2%
Diesel	36,185	62.9%
Electric	11,302	79.7%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

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