Peugeot508 MOT results

In 2025, 71.1% of Peugeot 508 MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 72.6% for cars of the same age. 9.7% had at least one dangerous defect (7.4% for cars the same age). The typical Peugeot 508 tested was 10 years old with 90,400 miles. Based on 17,726 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Peugeot 508 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 71.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 72.6%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.9%passed after repair
Failed: 24.0%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.7%same age 7.4%
Typical mileage: 90,400at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Peugeot 508All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	44	90.9%	91.7%
2022	533	85.0%	88.5%
2021	1,175	82.8%	87.2%
2020	1,531	82.6%	85.9%
2019	2,367	78.9%	83.5%
2018	402	78.9%	80.8%
2017	449	78.2%	78.1%
2016	887	73.6%	74.8%
2015	980	71.0%	71.8%
2014	1,301	68.6%	68.5%
2013	2,633	63.6%	65.6%
2012	3,181	63.2%	63.2%
2011	2,242	62.7%	61.0%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Peugeot 508All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	2,117	83.7%	87.4%	46,600
5-9 years	5,505	77.7%	79.1%	61,600
10-14 years	9,923	64.4%	65.7%	118,000

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Peugeot 508 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	605	3.4%	1.1×	76.2%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	523	3.0%	1.3×	76.3%
PE Peterborough	East of England	519	2.9%	1.6×	72.4%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	434	2.4%	1.7×	73.0%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	419	2.4%	1.3×	71.4%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	350	2.0%	1.1×	71.4%
G Glasgow	Scotland	341	1.9%	1.2×	70.4%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	325	1.8%	1.4×	75.7%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	314	1.8%	1.1×	74.2%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	307	1.7%	1.3×	68.4%
M Manchester	North West	305	1.7%	1.1×	69.8%
BS Bristol	South West	289	1.6%	0.9×	64.4%
DE Derby	East Midlands	289	1.6%	1.2×	72.3%
RG Reading	South East	257	1.4%	1.0×	76.7%
NR Norwich	East of England	245	1.4%	1.0×	68.6%
CH Chester	North West	238	1.3%	1.2×	66.4%
CF Cardiff	Wales	224	1.3%	0.8×	66.5%
PO Portsmouth	South East	223	1.3%	0.9×	72.2%
GL Gloucester	South West	222	1.3%	1.0×	67.1%
SA Swansea	Wales	221	1.2%	1.0×	68.3%
IP Ipswich	East of England	218	1.2%	1.0×	67.4%
L Liverpool	North West	218	1.2%	1.1×	73.9%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	213	1.2%	1.0×	66.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	213	1.2%	1.1×	72.3%
WA Warrington	North West	210	1.2%	1.2×	71.9%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	206	1.2%	1.0×	68.0%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	199	1.1%	1.3×	73.4%
PL Plymouth	South West	190	1.1%	1.1×	61.6%
EX Exeter	South West	187	1.1%	0.9×	66.3%
LL Llandudno	Wales	187	1.1%	1.1×	69.5%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	186	1.0%	0.9×	81.7%
GU Guildford	South East	185	1.0%	0.8×	73.5%
OX Oxford	South East	182	1.0%	0.9×	74.2%
SO Southampton	South East	180	1.0%	0.8×	69.4%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	179	1.0%	1.0×	73.7%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	176	1.0%	1.4×	75.6%
BB Blackburn	North West	175	1.0%	1.1×	72.0%
TS Teesside	North East	173	1.0%	1.1×	70.5%
CT Canterbury	South East	172	1.0%	1.3×	70.3%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	171	1.0%	1.4×	72.5%
ME Rochester	South East	168	0.9%	0.9×	76.2%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	166	0.9%	1.1×	72.9%
BL Bolton	North West	166	0.9%	1.2×	71.7%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	162	0.9%	1.1×	81.5%
NP Newport	Wales	160	0.9%	1.0×	74.4%
BN Brighton	South East	159	0.9%	0.7×	67.9%
CW Crewe	North West	159	0.9%	1.5×	69.2%
SK Stockport	North West	152	0.9%	0.9×	71.1%
PR Preston	North West	151	0.9%	0.9×	74.2%
OL Oldham	North West	150	0.8%	1.2×	69.3%
BH Bournemouth	South West	149	0.8%	0.8×	64.4%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	148	0.8%	1.2×	65.5%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	148	0.8%	1.5×	60.1%
SN Swindon	South West	146	0.8%	0.9×	65.8%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	141	0.8%	1.5×	71.6%
TN Tonbridge	South East	138	0.8%	0.6×	60.1%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	138	0.8%	0.8×	71.0%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	137	0.8%	1.4×	60.6%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	136	0.8%	1.1×	70.6%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	135	0.8%	1.5×	68.9%
CB Cambridge	East of England	130	0.7%	1.0×	68.5%
DL Darlington	North East	127	0.7%	1.2×	58.3%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	125	0.7%	0.9×	65.6%
BA Bath	South West	122	0.7%	0.8×	70.5%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	122	0.7%	1.0×	66.4%
TA Taunton	South West	120	0.7%	1.0×	71.7%
LU Luton	East of England	119	0.7%	1.0×	68.9%
DH Durham	North East	118	0.7%	1.3×	69.5%
CO Colchester	East of England	116	0.7%	0.8×	61.2%
PA Paisley	Scotland	113	0.6%	1.4×	66.4%
TR Truro	South West	113	0.6%	1.0×	67.3%
LA Lancaster	North West	112	0.6%	1.2×	68.8%
RM Romford	London	111	0.6%	0.8×	82.9%
WN Wigan	North West	109	0.6%	1.3×	63.3%
CA Carlisle	North West	108	0.6%	1.0×	65.7%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	107	0.6%	0.6×	78.5%
IV Inverness	Scotland	105	0.6%	1.4×	60.0%
SP Salisbury	South West	104	0.6%	1.2×	64.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	102	0.6%	1.0×	73.5%
SG Stevenage	East of England	97	0.5%	0.8×	73.2%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	93	0.5%	1.2×	67.7%
RH Redhill	South East	93	0.5%	0.5×	73.1%
TF Telford	West Midlands	90	0.5%	1.3×	75.6%
DT Dorchester	South West	81	0.5%	1.2×	66.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	76	0.4%	0.5×	82.9%
DA Dartford	South East	75	0.4%	0.6×	76.0%
SR Sunderland	North East	74	0.4%	1.3×	66.2%
FY Blackpool	North West	73	0.4%	1.0×	68.5%
SL Slough	South East	73	0.4%	0.6×	83.6%
DD Dundee	Scotland	72	0.4%	1.0×	61.1%
TW Twickenham	London	71	0.4%	0.6×	87.3%
E London E	London	70	0.4%	0.5×	81.4%
TQ Torquay	South West	65	0.4%	0.7×	63.1%
PH Perth	Scotland	64	0.4%	1.2×	67.2%
CR Croydon	London	62	0.3%	0.5×	80.6%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	61	0.3%	0.9×	67.2%
UB Southall	London	61	0.3%	0.6×	83.6%
HA Harrow	London	59	0.3%	0.6×	72.9%
AL St Albans	East of England	55	0.3%	0.7×	81.8%
SE London SE	London	54	0.3%	0.4×	87.0%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	53	0.3%	1.2×	71.7%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	52	0.3%	1.3×	78.8%
EN Enfield	London	48	0.3%	0.5×	79.2%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	48	0.3%	0.7×	60.4%
NW London NW	London	48	0.3%	0.4×	91.7%
N London N	London	45	0.3%	0.4×	75.6%
WD Watford	East of England	35	0.2%	0.5×	77.1%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	34	0.2%	0.7×	79.4%
SW London SW	London	29	0.2%	0.4×	–
IG Ilford	London	28	0.2%	0.4×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	24	0.1%	1.6×	–
SM Sutton	London	24	0.1%	0.6×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	21	0.1%	0.6×	–
W London W	London	17	<0.1%	0.4×	–
BR Bromley	London	14	<0.1%	0.2×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	10	<0.1%	0.7×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	9	<0.1%	1.1×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	5	<0.1%	0.8×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	1,650	9.3%	1.2×	66.9%
North East	806	4.5%	1.1×	69.5%
North West	2,326	13.1%	1.1×	70.0%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,840	10.4%	1.1×	72.9%
Wales	802	4.5%	0.9×	69.3%
West Midlands	2,110	11.9%	1.2×	73.5%
East Midlands	1,513	8.5%	1.2×	69.9%
East of England	1,882	10.6%	1.0×	72.3%
London	817	4.6%	0.5×	81.6%
South East	2,191	12.4%	0.8×	72.8%
South West	1,788	10.1%	1.0×	65.9%

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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 508Cars the same age

Lights and electrics9.8%10.2%
Suspension8.3%8.9%
Tyres8.1%6.3%
Brakes6.3%5.8%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)4.8%4.1%
Body and structure3.3%2.8%
Emissions and leaks2.5%2.7%
Steering1.2%1.9%
Seat belts and airbags0.6%0.8%

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 508 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.8%	2.3%	1.7×	100.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	3.6%	2.6%	1.4×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.8%	1.9%	1.5×	100.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	2.3%	1.3%	1.8×	0.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lights and electrics	2.2%	1.1%	2.0×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.9%	1.8%	1.1×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.9%	1.4%	1.4×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	1.8%	1.0%	1.8×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.8%	1.3%	1.4×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	1.8%	1.4%	1.3×	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	23.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	12.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin	11.0%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	6.4%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	5.9%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	5.8%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play	4.4%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.3%
Individual direction indicators: slightly discoloured	2.4%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	2.2%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	14,604	69.1%
Hybrid	1,572	79.0%
Petrol	1,535	82.0%

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

MOT results for every model