Peugeot 308: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Peugeot 308 fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 6.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 132,103 individual Peugeot 308 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 70% first-time pass rate means roughly 30 in every 100 Peugeot 308s presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Peugeot 308 tested had covered 82,189 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Peugeot 308 bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

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 308 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 308s actually sold for at UK salvage auction, from 7 real settled sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Peugeot 308

1. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.8% of tests (3.4x the national rate for this defect)
2. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 2.3% of tests (2.41x the national rate for this defect)
3. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.4% of tests (2.23x the national rate for this defect)
4. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.6% of tests (2.17x the national rate for this defect)
5. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.7% of tests (1.78x the national rate for this defect)
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.7% of tests (1.76x the national rate for this defect)
7. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.5% of tests (1.66x the national rate for this defect)
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.8% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 2.9% of tests (1.63x the national rate for this defect)
10. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.8% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this defect)

From 189,731 DVSA-tracked Peugeot 308 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.91% of these flagged Peugeot 308 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Peugeot 308 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 308 year:

• 2007 Peugeot 308 - 55.7% first-time pass, 856 tests
• 2008 Peugeot 308 - 57.6% first-time pass, 7,899 tests
• 2009 Peugeot 308 - 58.9% first-time pass, 11,136 tests
• 2010 Peugeot 308 - 61.6% first-time pass, 12,127 tests
• 2011 Peugeot 308 - 65% first-time pass, 9,512 tests
• 2012 Peugeot 308 - 66.3% first-time pass, 10,043 tests
• 2013 Peugeot 308 - 66.3% first-time pass, 10,334 tests
• 2014 Peugeot 308 - 69% first-time pass, 12,156 tests
• 2015 Peugeot 308 - 74.4% first-time pass, 13,991 tests
• 2016 Peugeot 308 - 76.1% first-time pass, 14,719 tests
• 2017 Peugeot 308 - 79.6% first-time pass, 9,290 tests
• 2018 Peugeot 308 - 82% first-time pass, 8,517 tests
• 2019 Peugeot 308 - 87.3% first-time pass, 7,066 tests
• 2020 Peugeot 308 - 90.1% first-time pass, 3,123 tests
• 2021 Peugeot 308 - 89.9% first-time pass, 473 tests

Peugeot 308 by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Diesel Peugeot 308 - 68.5% first-time pass, 87,942 tests
• Petrol Peugeot 308 - 74.5% first-time pass, 43,295 tests

Other Peugeot models

• Peugeot 208 - 75.2%
• Peugeot Partner - 71.5%
• Peugeot 207 - 59.8%
• Peugeot 3008 - 74.7%
• Peugeot 107 - 69.7%
• Peugeot 2008 - 76.4%
• Peugeot 108 - 85.6%
• Peugeot Boxer - 76.8%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Mitsubishi Pajero - 70.1%
• Vauxhall Combo 2300 Edition Td S/S - 70.1%
• Vauxhall Corsa - 70%
• Ford S-Max - 70%
• Kia Carens - 70%
• Fiat 500l - 69.9%

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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