Peugeot 208 Allure Puretech S/S Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Peugeot 208 Allure Puretech S/S Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 9.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,219 individual Peugeot 208 Allure Puretech S/S Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 86.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 13 in every 100 Peugeot 208 Allure Puretech S/S Autos 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 Puretech S/S Auto tested had covered 23,161 miles and was built around 2020.

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 Puretech S/S Auto bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Peugeot 208 Allure Puretech S/S Auto

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 6.8% of tests (4.98x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.9% of tests (1.58x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.2% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1% of tests
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.6% of tests
6. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.5% of tests
7. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.4% of tests
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.4% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.4% of tests (1.65x the national rate for this defect)
10. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.3% of tests

From 1,856 DVSA-tracked Peugeot 208 Allure Puretech S/S Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.89% of these flagged Peugeot 208 Allure Puretech S/S Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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 2008 - 76.4%
• Peugeot 108 - 85.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Toyota Vitz - 86.6%
• Skoda Superb Se Tech Iv Phev S-A - 86.6%
• Volkswagen Transporter Se Tdi S-A - 86.6%
• Toyota Aqua - 86.6%
• BMW X2 Sdrive20i M Sport X Auto - 86.6%
• Audi Q4 E-Tron S Line 35 - 86.6%

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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