Peugeot 208: reliability by registration year
2012-2023 · 12 registration years · 210,038 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every 208 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 809 | 93.6% | 95.7% | |
| 2022 | 16,267 | 87.4% | 90.2% | Tyre condition (front) 19.9% |
| 2021 | 13,918 | 82.5% | 86.6% | Windscreen wipers (front) 27.0% |
| 2020 | 12,749 | 80.9% | 84.2% | Windscreen wipers (front) 16.9% |
| 2019 | 16,409 | 77.4% | 83.7% | Tyre condition (rear) 16.0% |
| 2018 | 14,676 | 72.9% | 80.2% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 16.3% |
| 2017 | 16,718 | 70.3% | 77.5% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 18.8% |
| 2016 | 24,269 | 70.1% | 76.7% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 11.9% |
| 2015 | 25,627 | 68.1% | 75.3% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 13.9% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2015 208: Petrol emissions (with catalyst) (13.9%) · Suspension arm ball joint (front) (7.8%) · Drive shaft joints and boots (front) (7.3%) | ||||
| 2014 | 26,463 | 62.1% | 69.9% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 18.7% |
| 2013 | 29,442 | 59.2% | 66.9% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 20.0% |
| 2012 | 12,691 | 57.6% | 65.1% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 22.2% |