Petrol Peugeot 2008: MOT pass rate
79.9% of petrol Peugeot 2008s pass the MOT first time, measured across 55,745 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 48,049.
Petrol against the other Peugeot 2008 versions
| Fuel | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 79.9% | 55,745 |
| Diesel | 72.6% | 41,672 |
| All Peugeot 2008 | 76.8% | 97,445 |
Why the fuel type changes the number
Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.
On the Peugeot 2008 specifically, petrol is the strongest at 79.9%, and this petrol version sits 3.1 points above the 76.8% model average.
What it means if you are buying one
The petrol Peugeot 2008 is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.
Mileage is part of the answer
The average petrol Peugeot 2008 had covered 48,049 miles at test, against 70,823 for the diesel. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.
Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Peugeot 2008 page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.
Most common MOT failures on a petrol Peugeot 2008
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 6.7% of tests (4.37x the national rate for this defect)
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits, 1% of tests (3.61x the national rate for this defect)
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 1.7% of tests (3.41x the national rate for this defect)
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 2.7% of tests (3x the national rate for this defect)
- Emissions levels exceed default limits, 0.9% of tests (2.57x the national rate for this defect)
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2.2% of tests (2.15x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.7% of tests (2.13x the national rate for this defect)
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 2.4% of tests (1.97x the national rate for this defect)
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.6% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.2% of tests
From 55,991 DVSA-tracked petrol Peugeot 2008 tests, 2024, split out from the Peugeot 2008's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 4.14% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.
Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Peugeot 2008
Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 8.2% of tests (2.89x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 7.8% of tests (2.44x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 24% of tests (1.96x the national rate for this defect)
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 26.7% of tests, also fails
- A tyre seriously damaged, 17.7% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 9.9% of tests, also fails
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 6.5% of tests
- Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.9% of tests
- Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.8% of tests
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.5% of tests
From 55,991 DVSA-tracked petrol Peugeot 2008 tests, 2024.
Other Peugeot 2008 fuel types
- Diesel Peugeot 2008 - 72.6%