Peugeot 2008: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Peugeot 2008 fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 0.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 97,917 individual Peugeot 2008 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 76.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 24 in every 100 Peugeot 2008s presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Peugeot 2008 tested had covered 56,462 miles and was built around 2016.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Peugeot 2008 bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Peugeot 2008 rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Peugeot 2008s actually sold for at UK salvage auction, from 8 real settled sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Peugeot 2008

1. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 7.3% of tests (6.51x the national rate for this defect)
2. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 2.3% of tests (3.58x the national rate for this defect)
3. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.6% of tests (2.84x the national rate for this defect)
4. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2.1% of tests (2.33x the national rate for this defect)
5. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.7% of tests (2.28x the national rate for this defect)
6. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.8% of tests (2.01x the national rate for this defect)
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.9% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.9% of tests
9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.5% of tests
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.4% of tests

From 134,830 DVSA-tracked Peugeot 2008 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.31% of these flagged Peugeot 2008 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Peugeot 2008 pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Peugeot 2008 year:

• 2013 Peugeot 2008 - 66.9% first-time pass, 3,349 tests
• 2014 Peugeot 2008 - 68.9% first-time pass, 15,564 tests
• 2015 Peugeot 2008 - 71.4% first-time pass, 16,960 tests
• 2016 Peugeot 2008 - 75.2% first-time pass, 18,311 tests
• 2017 Peugeot 2008 - 79.4% first-time pass, 16,619 tests
• 2018 Peugeot 2008 - 83.9% first-time pass, 16,030 tests
• 2019 Peugeot 2008 - 87.7% first-time pass, 10,354 tests

Peugeot 2008 by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Peugeot 2008 - 79.9% first-time pass, 55,745 tests
• Diesel Peugeot 2008 - 72.6% first-time pass, 41,672 tests

Other Peugeot models

• Peugeot 208 - 75.2%
• Peugeot Partner - 71.5%
• Peugeot 207 - 59.8%
• Peugeot 308 - 70%
• Peugeot 3008 - 74.7%
• Peugeot 107 - 69.7%
• Peugeot 108 - 85.6%
• Peugeot Boxer - 76.8%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Hyundai Ix20 - 76.5%
• BMW 316 - 76.5%
• MINI One Clubman - 76.5%
• BMW 120 - 76.4%
• Jaguar Xk8 - 76.4%
• Nissan 350 Z - 76.4%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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