Model Reports 5 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Peugeot 2008 2020: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 86 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2020 Peugeot 2008 were passes. Most common reason for a fail: Windscreen wipers (front).

Summary

A 2020 Peugeot 2008 passed first time about 4 in every 100 more often than the average of the 2019 and 2021 model years.

At a glance

How 11,124 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
86 in every 100
Did not pass first time
14 in every 1001,570 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
5 yearsabout 34,048 miles
First tests counted
11,124

What failed most often

  1. Windscreen wipers (front)19 in every 100 failed tests
  2. Tyre condition (rear)10 in every 100 failed tests
  3. Tyre tread depth (front)8 in every 100 failed tests

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2020 Peugeot 2008 vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. A wear pattern follows age and use more than the way the car was built. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Brakes

One fault and two wear patterns. The strongest is the anti-lock braking system (ABS): 6.1 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 1,570 failed first attempts in 2025 that had a mileage recorded, which allows a like-for-like comparison.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Anti-lock braking system (ABS)

Failed on 36 first tests6.1 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

ABS is failed as removed only where it has obviously been removed, because not every vehicle in the age range where removal is not permitted has ABS. A warning lamp that does not light or shows an ABS fault is Major, as is a missing or excessively damaged wheel speed sensor. Every failure row for this component is Major.

Brake discs (rear)

Failed on 58 first tests2.4 times as often as similar carsWear pattern

What it means

A brake disc or drum must be significantly worn before it is rejected, and being worn below the manufacturer's recommended limits is not a reason in itself. Significantly and obviously worn is Major, as is contamination with oil or grease. A disc or drum that is fractured, insecure, seriously weakened or missing is graded Dangerous.

Brake discs (front)

Failed on 52 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsWear pattern

What it means

A brake disc or drum must be significantly worn before it is rejected, and being worn below the manufacturer's recommended limits is not a reason in itself. Significantly and obviously worn is Major, as is contamination with oil or grease. A disc or drum that is fractured, insecure, seriously weakened or missing is graded Dangerous.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Body and structure

One fault: drive shaft joints and boots (front), 3.9 times as often as on similar cars.

Drive shaft joints and boots (front)

Failed on 54 first tests3.9 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A constant velocity boot that is only severely deteriorated is Minor. It is Major once it is missing, split or insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. A transmission joint excessively worn is Major, and graded Dangerous when it is so worn it is likely to fail.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Suspension

Two faults. The strongest is the suspension arm ball joint (front): 3.8 times as often as on similar cars.

Suspension arm ball joint (front)

Failed on 59 first tests3.8 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A suspension arm ball joint is failed under the general suspension pin, bush or joint wording. Excessively worn is Major, and likely to become detached is graded Dangerous.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 46 first tests, 5.3 times as often as on similar cars.

Shock absorbers (rear)

Failed on 45 first tests2.7 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Slight seepage that leaves a film of fluid on a shock absorber does not fail it. Severe leakage, or damage so that it does not function, is Major. A shock absorber missing or likely to become detached is graded Dangerous, though a missing one is only rejected if shock absorbers were fitted as standard.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Visibility

One fault: windscreen wipers (front), 2.2 times as often as on similar cars.

Windscreen wipers (front)

Failed on 292 first tests2.2 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Only a clearly damaged or worn windscreen wiper needs to be rejected. A wiper that is missing or not working is graded Major, and so is a blade that is missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen. A defective blade is graded Minor.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail. Advisories for the faults above are shown with those faults.

Engine oil leaks

Noted on 24 first tests2.0 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
86in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
3in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
11in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 85.9% of 11,124 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 89.0%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 3 fixed and the 11 not fixed make the 14 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

By fuel type

First testsTypical mileagePassed first time, as testedPassed first time, same mileage
Petrol8,70632,940 miles8686
Electric1,62535,865 miles8383
Diesel79343,131 miles8787

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Cars with more miles usually fail more often, so the same-mileage figure gives every fuel the mileage mix of all the cars in this year.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

40608010020152020Older carsNewer cars
4060801002020Older cars

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb. A year earlier (2024), when these cars were a year younger, 85 in every 100 passed first time.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
201358 in every 1003,150
201460 in every 10014,409
201563 in every 10015,948
201667 in every 10017,152
201769 in every 10015,658
201874 in every 10015,278
201980 in every 10014,670
2020 This car86 in every 10011,124
202184 in every 10016,543
202290 in every 10013,942

If you are buying one

What this year's MOT record means for the decision in front of you.

Mileage makes a modest difference on a 2020 Peugeot 2008.

Of 2020 Peugeot 2008 vehicles with under 23,000 miles, 88 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 48,000 miles or more, 83 in every 100 did.

Under 23,0002,193 tests
88
23,000–30,0002,135 tests
87
30,000–38,000 Typical car2,397 tests
87
38,000–48,0002,238 tests
85
48,000 and over2,161 tests
83

Which fuel?

Typical mileagePassed first time,
as tested		Passed first time,
same mileage
Petrol32,940 miles8686
Electric35,865 miles8383

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Petrol cars look better on the raw figures only because electric cars have done more miles (typically 35,865 against 32,940). At the same mileage there is no clear difference between the two.

What to check at your mileage

How often each fault turned up on a failed first test, by the car's mileage. Read it as: what is likely to need looking at on a car like the one in front of you.

Under 23,00030,000–38,00048,000 and over
Windscreen wipers (front)4.12.11.6
Tyre condition (rear)0.91.81.6
Tyre tread depth (front)0.41.31.7
Brake pads (rear)0.31.01.5
Windscreen washers0.50.90.8

Faults per 100 first tests, by the car's mileage at the test.

When a car fails

61in every 100

of failed cars had one item to fix.

13in every 100

of failed cars had three or more items to fix.

4in every 100

of all first tests had a defect the tester marked dangerous (unsafe to drive away).

Every figure here is a first-attempt MOT rate from DVSA open data for this model line, for cars of this model year tested in 2025. Each mileage band holds a fifth of the tests. MOTs do not test engine or gearbox internals, so this is a pre-purchase checklist, not a full reliability score.

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

A 2020 Peugeot 2008 passed first time about 4 in every 100 more often than the average of the 2019 and 2021 model years. In 2025, 85.9% of 11,124 first MOTs on the 2020 Peugeot 2008 passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 89.0%. Among 1,570 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Anti-lock braking system (ABS) appears more often than on similar cars (2.3% of those tests; 36 observed failures; about 6.1× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2020 Peugeot 2008 at the first attempt were Windscreen wipers (front) (18.6%), Tyre condition (rear) (10.1%) and Tyre tread depth (front) (7.7%), each as a share of the year's failed first attempts. That is what goes wrong most often on the car. The common faults table shows a different measure: faults that are unusual compared with similar cars.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Anti-lock braking system (ABS) (2.3% of those tests; 36 observed failures; about 6.1× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) shows up more often than on similar cars (2.3% of those tests; 36 observed failures; about 6.1× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2020 Peugeot 2008 include Anti-lock braking system (ABS), Drive shaft joints and boots (front), Suspension arm ball joint (front). These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2020 Peugeot 2008 (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

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