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

The Peugeot 208 Allure Premium Puretech Ss passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 4,135 individual Peugeot 208 Allure Premium Puretech Ss tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate90.3%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+13.6 points
Tests analysed4,135
Average mileage at test24,686 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank647 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Peugeot 208 Allure 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 Allure Premium Puretech Ss tested had covered 24,686 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 Allure 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.

Looking at a specific Peugeot 208 Allure Premium Puretech Ss 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 208 Allure Premium Puretech Ss actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

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

  1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.9% of tests (2.85x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.4% of tests
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.7% of tests
  4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.6% of tests
  5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.6% of tests
  6. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.3% of tests
  7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.2% of tests
  8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.2% of tests
  9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
  10. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.2% of tests

From 6,357 DVSA-tracked Peugeot 208 Allure Premium Puretech Ss tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.06% of these flagged Peugeot 208 Allure Premium Puretech Ss defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Peugeot 208 Allure Premium Puretech Ss 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 208 Allure Premium Puretech Ss year:

Other Peugeot models

Models with a similar pass rate

If this car is a salvage or write-off

Embed this data

Run a site about the Peugeot 208 Allure Premium Puretech Ss? Embed the real DVSA pass-rate badge free, linked back to this page.

Peugeot 208 Allure Premium Puretech Ss MOT pass rate badge: 90.3%

<a href="https://www.salvageprophet.co.uk/mot/peugeot-208-allure-premium-puretech-ss"><img src="https://www.salvageprophet.co.uk/badge/peugeot-208-allure-premium-puretech-ss.svg" width="340" height="92" alt="Peugeot 208 Allure Premium Puretech Ss MOT Pass Rate: 90.3% - Salvage Prophet"></a>

All 2,005 models ranked by MOT pass rate