2018 Peugeot 208: MOT pass rate and reliability

82.5% of 2018 Peugeot 208s pass the MOT first time, measured across 15,274 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 39,977 miles.

How the 2018 compares

  • Against all Peugeot 208s (75.6%, 179,102 tests): +6.9 points
  • Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): -3.4 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 2018 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 2018 208

The 2018 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 6.9 points more often than the Peugeot 208 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 8-year-old car fails on

A 2018 car is 8 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2018 Peugeot 208 the average at test was 39,977 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 2018 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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