2015 Peugeot 208: MOT pass rate and reliability

76.8% of 2015 Peugeot 208s pass the MOT first time, measured across 27,426 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 61,031 miles.

How the 2015 compares

  • Against all Peugeot 208s (75.6%, 179,102 tests): +1.2 points
  • Against all 2015 cars (78.3%): -1.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Peugeot 208 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2015 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Peugeot 208:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2012 66.3% 14,143 79,216
2013 67.9% 32,705 74,663
2014 71.6% 28,731 66,945
2015 76.8% 27,426 61,031
2016 79.2% 25,802 54,887
2017 80% 17,584 47,863
2018 82.5% 15,274 39,977
2019 86.9% 17,060 32,132
2020 84.1% 276 12,924

What this means if you are buying a 2015 208

The 2015 sits close to the Peugeot 208 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What an 11-year-old car fails on

A 2015 car is 11 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2015 Peugeot 208 the average at test was 61,031 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2019 at 86.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2012 at 66.3%. That 20.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2015 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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