Pass rate
80.3%
Around average — 3.7 pts behind the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 65,044 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £37–£113
2016 Peugeot 2008 MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 56,365 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
23.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 93.9% pass
- Avoid 2013 75.0% pass
Across the 11 years on record, a spread of 18.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 75.9%
- Typical mileage
- 56k mi
The 2016 Peugeot 2008 MOT pass rate is 80.3% of its MOT tests — 3.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot 2008 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.6× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 14.7% of everything recorded on the 2016 Peugeot 2008, against 5.6% nationally — 9.1 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 23.2%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 84.0%; this one manages 80.3% — 3.7 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2016 Peugeot 2008 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 3.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 75.9%. The median 2016 Peugeot 2008 in this dataset had covered 56,365 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 51% of tests, with a 81.3% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 80.8% of the time, April–September 79.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 7.64% of tests.
- 65,044 recorded tests behind this page.
- 80.3% overall pass rate, 75.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot 2008, the average is 83.4% — best year 2023 (93.9%), worst 2013 (75.0%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 65,044
- Typical mileage (median)
- 56,365 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot 2008
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 2008 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 66% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (51% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the 2008
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 10,012 | 82.9% |
| North West | 8,383 | 80.7% |
| South West | 8,137 | 82.1% |
| West Midlands | 7,568 | 81.3% |
| Scotland | 7,567 | 73.1% |
| East of England | 5,486 | 82.5% |
| Yorkshire | 5,414 | 78.8% |
| East Midlands | 4,430 | 81.4% |
| Wales | 3,406 | 79.4% |
| North East | 2,807 | 76.6% |
| London | 1,826 | 84.4% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2016 2008
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2016 2008
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 7.6% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 2.0% of tests
“ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the tyre tread 1.3% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2016 2008 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £37–£113 — and 49% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £37–£113
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 49%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 65,044 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the 2008, side by side
11 model years on record, from 2013 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 75.0% to 93.9% — a spread of 18.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2013 75.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2014 76.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 78.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 80.3%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 82.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 86.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 89.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2020 90.7% wipers does not clear the…
- 2021 90.2% wipers does not clear the…
- 2022 93.1% wipers blade defective
- 2023 93.9% tread depth below requirements of…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2016 Peugeot 2008 with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2016 cars with a similar record
- SsangYong Tivoli 80.2%
- Fiat 500L 80.4%
- Nissan Leaf 80.1%
- Ford Fiesta 80.6%
- Vauxhall Corsa 80.0%
- Kia Carens 79.9%
Closest pass rates among 2016 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2016 Peugeot 2008 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 104,456 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 24,418 | 23.20% | 20.89% | +2.31 |
| Tyres | 21,956 | 20.90% | 19.76% | +1.14 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 15,479 | 14.70% | 5.57% | +9.13 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 14,611 | 13.90% | 12.21% | +1.69 |
| Suspension | 12,790 | 12.20% | 20.98% | −8.78 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5,752 | 5.50% | 5.52% | −0.02 |
| Non-component advisories | 4,606 | 4.40% | 4.18% | +0.22 |
| Visibility | 2,688 | 2.60% | 4.97% | −2.37 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1,479 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
| Steering | 677 | 0.60% | 2.57% | −1.97 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.6% | £5–20 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 7.2% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.6% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.0% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.9% | £5–20 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.4% | £5–20 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.3% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.3% | £5–25 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 17.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 16.7% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 9.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.6% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 7.5% | £45–120 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 6.0% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 5,832 | 90.4% | 22,684 mi |
| 30-60k | 30,952 | 82.2% | 46,427 mi |
| 60-90k | 22,229 | 76.6% | 72,251 mi |
| 90-120k | 5,136 | 74.6% | 100,636 mi |
| 120k+ | 886 | 75.5% | 135,906 mi |
Source: 65,044 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2016 2008 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Peugeot 2008?
80.3% of the 65,044 2016 Peugeot 2008 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 75.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Peugeot 2008?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.64%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (7.22%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (2.62%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Peugeot 2008 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.4% of the time, falling to 75.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Peugeot 2008 in this dataset had covered 56,365 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2016 Peugeot 2008?
Petrol: 81.3% pass rate across 33,280 tests. Diesel: 79.3% pass rate across 31,764 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2016 Peugeot 2008 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 80.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 79.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.