Pass rate
73.2%
Below average — 4.0 pts behind the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 40,892 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £23–£69
2012 Peugeot 3008 MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 93,030 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
22.4% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 96.2% pass
- Avoid 2009 67.0% pass
Across the 15 years on record, a spread of 29.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 64.3%
- Typical mileage
- 93k mi
The 2012 Peugeot 3008 MOT pass rate is 73.2% of its MOT tests — 4.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot 3008 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.4× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 17.4% of everything recorded on the 2012 Peugeot 3008, against 12.2% nationally — 5.2 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 22.4%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 77.2%; this one manages 73.2% — 4.0 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 2012 Peugeot 3008 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 4.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 64.3%. The median 2012 Peugeot 3008 in this dataset had covered 93,030 mi.
90% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 73.2% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 73.0% of the time, April–September 73.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 7.14% of tests.
- 40,892 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.2% overall pass rate, 64.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot 3008, the average is 80.9% — best year 2023 (96.2%), worst 2009 (67.0%).
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
- 40,892
- Typical mileage (median)
- 93,030 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot 3008
- 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 3008 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 61% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (90% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the 3008
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 5,985 | 72.9% |
| South East | 5,781 | 74.0% |
| West Midlands | 4,713 | 74.9% |
| East of England | 4,679 | 75.5% |
| Yorkshire | 4,622 | 73.7% |
| South West | 4,290 | 70.4% |
| East Midlands | 3,812 | 74.2% |
| Scotland | 2,734 | 67.3% |
| Wales | 2,162 | 71.4% |
| North East | 1,682 | 72.1% |
| London | 432 | 82.2% |
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 2012 3008
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 2012 3008
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 7.1% 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 4.7% 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 coil springs 3.9% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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 2012 3008 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £23–£69 — and 47% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £23–£69
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 47%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 40,892 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 3008, side by side
15 model years on record, from 2009 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.0% to 96.2% — a spread of 29.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2009 67.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 69.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 71.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 73.2%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 72.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 75.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 78.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 78.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 83.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 86.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 88.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2020 90.6% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 91.8% tread depth below requirements of…
- 2022 92.3% tread depth below requirements of…
- 2023 96.2% brake discs in such a condition…
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 2012 Peugeot 3008 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 2012 cars with a similar record
- Volvo V50 73.2%
- Citroen DS5 73.2%
- Kia Sorento 73.3%
- Citroen Nemo 73.1%
- Citroen C4 72.9%
- Chevrolet Spark 72.9%
Closest pass rates among 2012 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 2012 Peugeot 3008 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 91,534 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 20,713 | 22.40% | 20.98% | +1.42 |
| Brakes | 19,176 | 20.70% | 20.89% | −0.19 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 16,137 | 17.40% | 12.21% | +5.19 |
| Tyres | 15,890 | 17.20% | 19.76% | −2.56 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3,959 | 4.30% | 5.52% | −1.22 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3,771 | 4.10% | 5.57% | −1.47 |
| Steering | 3,684 | 4.00% | 2.57% | +1.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 3,594 | 3.90% | 4.18% | −0.28 |
| Visibility | 3,324 | 3.60% | 4.97% | −1.37 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1,286 | 1.40% | 0.82% | +0.58 |
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 | 7.1% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.7% | £18–45 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.4% | £3–12 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.9% | £25–65 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £5–25 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 3.6% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.9% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.8% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.7% | £5–25 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 2.4% | £45–95 |
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 | 23.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 15.8% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 15.8% | £40–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.2% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 6.8% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.8% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 198 | 83.3% | 24,317 mi |
| 30-60k | 4,113 | 80.5% | 49,873 mi |
| 60-90k | 14,342 | 74.7% | 76,508 mi |
| 90-120k | 14,703 | 71.2% | 103,632 mi |
| 120k+ | 7,523 | 69.9% | 140,298 mi |
Source: 40,892 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.
2012 3008 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Peugeot 3008?
73.2% of the 40,892 2012 Peugeot 3008 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 64.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Peugeot 3008?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.14%), ball joint excessively worn (4.72%), stop lamp not working (4.40%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Peugeot 3008 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 83.3% of the time, falling to 69.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Peugeot 3008 in this dataset had covered 93,030 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2012 Peugeot 3008?
Diesel: 73.2% pass rate across 36,796 tests. Petrol: 72.8% pass rate across 3,049 tests. Other: 73.1% pass rate across 670 tests. Hybrid: 71.1% pass rate across 190 tests. Electric: 70.6% pass rate across 187 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2012 Peugeot 3008 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 73.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 73.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.