2012 Peugeot 508: MOT pass rate and reliability

71.1% of 2012 Peugeot 508s pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,631 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 123,286 miles.

How the 2012 compares

  • Against all Peugeot 508s (75.9%, 17,845 tests): -4.8 points
  • Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): +0.3 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Peugeot 508 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Peugeot 508:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2011 71.3% 2,617 125,884
2012 71.1% 3,631 123,286
2013 70.7% 2,910 115,281
2014 74.6% 1,443 104,480
2015 76.7% 1,064 96,233
2016 76.9% 938 84,972
2017 82.7% 469 76,174
2018 90.3% 391 55,461
2019 85.4% 2,462 48,597
2020 82.6% 1,093 48,420
2021 82.7% 823 36,265

What this means if you are buying a 2012 508

The 2012 is a weaker year for this model, passing 4.8 points less often than the Peugeot 508 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2012 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 a 14-year-old car fails on

A 2012 car is 14 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2012 Peugeot 508 the average at test was 123,286 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 2018 at 90.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2013 at 70.7%. That 19.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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