Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 833 individual Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate89.4%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+12.7 points
Tests analysed833
Average mileage at test20,910 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank802 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss tested had covered 20,910 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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.

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Most common MOT failures on a Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss

  1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.5% of tests (2.53x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 2% of tests
  3. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.9% of tests (1.57x the national rate for this defect)
  4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.7% of tests
  5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.5% of tests
  6. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.5% of tests
  7. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.2% of tests
  8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
  9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests
  10. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests

From 1,209 DVSA-tracked Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.61% of these flagged Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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