Peugeot 208 — reliability by registration year

2012–2023 · 12 registration years · 210,038 first tests

2015 breaks the run — 2.0 pp better than the years either side

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.

Peugeot 208 first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2023 809 93.6% 95.7%
2022 16,267 87.4% 90.2% Tyres — Condition (front) 19.9%
2021 13,918 82.5% 86.6% Visibility — Wipers (front) 27.0%
2020 12,749 80.9% 84.2% Visibility — Wipers (front) 16.9%
2019 16,409 77.4% 83.7% Tyres — Condition (rear) 16.0%
2018 14,676 72.9% 80.2% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 16.3%
2017 16,718 70.3% 77.5% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 18.8%
2016 24,269 70.1% 76.7% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 11.9%
2015 25,627 68.1% 75.3% Catalyst emissions 13.9%
2.0 pp better than the years either side What failed 2015 208s most often: Catalyst emissions (13.9%) · Ball joint (front) (7.8%) · Drive shafts — Joints (front) (7.3%)
2014 26,463 62.1% 69.9% Catalyst emissions 18.7%
2013 29,442 59.2% 66.9% Catalyst emissions 20.0%
2012 12,691 57.6% 65.1% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 22.2%

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