Pass rate
63.9%
Below average — 9.2 pts behind the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 581 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £56–£154
2008 Peugeot 807 MOT pass rate
- 2008
- typical 116,621 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
22.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2004 72.6% pass
- Avoid 2007 63.6% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 50.1%
- Typical mileage
- 117k mi
The 2008 Peugeot 807 MOT pass rate is 63.9% of its MOT tests — 9.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Peugeot 807 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.0× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 11.1% of everything recorded on the 2008 Peugeot 807, against 5.6% nationally — 5.5 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 22.3%, 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 73.1%; this one manages 63.9% — 9.2 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 25% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2008 Peugeot 807 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 9.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 50.1%. The median 2008 Peugeot 807 in this dataset had covered 116,621 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 84% of tests, with a 63.5% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 63.1% of the time, April–September 64.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements", noted on 10.15% of tests.
- 581 recorded tests behind this page.
- 63.9% overall pass rate, 50.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Peugeot 807, the average is 66.0% — best year 2004 (72.6%), worst 2007 (63.6%).
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
- 581
- Typical mileage (median)
- 116,621 mi
- Make and model
- Peugeot 807
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Discs and Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 807 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 52% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (84% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the 807
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 132 | 66.7% |
| South West | 116 | 56.0% |
| East of England | 84 | 71.4% |
| East Midlands | 58 | 55.2% |
| West Midlands | 51 | 70.6% |
| Wales | 39 | 59.0% |
| North West | 30 | 66.7% |
| Yorkshire | 27 | 74.1% |
| Scotland | 19 | 52.6% |
| London | 18 | 72.2% |
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 2008 807
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 2008 807
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
“position lamp not working”
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 5.5% 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 windscreen 5.3% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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 2008 807 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £56–£154 — and 25% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £56–£154
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 25%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 581 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 807, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2003 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 63.6% to 72.6% — a spread of 9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 68.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 72.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2005 67.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 67.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 63.6% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2008 63.9%rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2009 65.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 72.4% joints constant velocity boot…
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 2008 Peugeot 807 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 2008 cars with a similar record
- Mazda Bongo 64.9%
- Nissan Qashqai 66.0%
- Chevrolet Kalos 66.1%
- Ford Ka 66.2%
- Chevrolet Aveo 66.5%
- Renault Grand Scenic 66.6%
Closest pass rates among 2008 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 2008 Peugeot 807 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 2,051 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 | 460 | 22.30% | 20.89% | +1.41 |
| Suspension | 398 | 19.30% | 20.98% | −1.68 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 324 | 15.70% | 12.21% | +3.49 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 230 | 11.10% | 5.57% | +5.53 |
| Tyres | 216 | 10.40% | 19.76% | −9.36 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 149 | 7.20% | 5.52% | +1.68 |
| Non-component advisories | 102 | 4.90% | 4.18% | +0.72 |
| Visibility | 83 | 4.00% | 4.97% | −0.97 |
| Steering | 54 | 2.60% | 2.57% | +0.03 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 35 | 1.70% | 0.82% | +0.88 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 10.2% | £45–110 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 9.8% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 7.1% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 6.7% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 5.5% | £18–45 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 5.3% | £60–150 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.3% | £80–200 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.2% | £5–20 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 4.8% | £180–450 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.0% | £3–12 |
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 | 21.3% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 21.0% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 14.3% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.8% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 7.9% | £25–65 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.4% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 23 | 69.6% | 46,316 mi |
| 60-90k | 113 | 71.7% | 79,216 mi |
| 90-120k | 182 | 63.2% | 106,590 mi |
| 120k+ | 258 | 60.5% | 155,162 mi |
Source: 581 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.
2008 807 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Peugeot 807?
63.9% of the 581 2008 Peugeot 807 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 50.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Peugeot 807?
The three most recorded items are rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (10.15%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (9.81%), position lamp not working (7.06%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Peugeot 807 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 69.6% of the time, falling to 60.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Peugeot 807 in this dataset had covered 116,621 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2008 Peugeot 807?
Diesel: 63.5% pass rate across 488 tests. Petrol: 65.6% pass rate across 93 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2008 Peugeot 807 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 63.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 64.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.