Peugeot 2008 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Peugeot 2008 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Peugeot 2008 passed on its first attempt in 80.4%, and its overall record sits +2.4 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Peugeot 2008 in the 2023–2025 data: 443,611 tests across 11 model years (2013–2023). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Peugeot 2008 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Peugeot 2008, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Peugeot 2008's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Peugeot 2008 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Peugeot 2008, each with how many of the model's 443,611 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 29,512 Peugeot 2008 tests, 6.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 20,744 Peugeot 2008 tests, 4.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps" (Rectified) — noted on about 11,712 Peugeot 2008 tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 9,263 Peugeot 2008 tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp not working on dipped beam" (Major) — noted on about 9,233 Peugeot 2008 tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 6,197 Peugeot 2008 tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Peugeot 2008 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Peugeot 2008 model year on record is 2023 (93.9% across 739 tests), and the weakest is 2013 (75.0%). The gap between them is 18.9 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Peugeot 2008 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.4 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Peugeot 2008 Owners

These checks follow this Peugeot 2008's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Peugeot 2008.

• the lights — “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.

• the suspension joints — “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.

• the tyre tread — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Peugeot 2008. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Peugeot 2008 is most common

Across every 2008 model year on record (2013–2023): 201,728 Peugeot 2008 cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 443,591 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 6,707 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Peugeot 2008 cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Peugeot 2008 MOT & Reliability