Model Reports 4 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Peugeot 208 2022: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 87 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2022 Peugeot 208 were passes. Most common reason for a fail: Tyre condition (front).

Summary

The 2022 Peugeot 208 follows the pattern of the model years either side.

At a glance

How 16,267 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
87 in every 100
Did not pass first time
13 in every 1002,043 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
3 yearsabout 18,694 miles
First tests counted
16,267

What failed most often

  1. Tyre condition (front)20 in every 100 failed tests
  2. Windscreen wipers (front)16 in every 100 failed tests
  3. Headlight aim7 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 2022 Peugeot 208 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.

Suspension

Two faults. The strongest is the anti-roll bar linkage ball joints (front): 13 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 2,043 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-roll bar linkage ball joints (front)

Failed on 94 first tests13 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

Excessive wear on an anti-roll bar linkage ball joint is Major. A joint 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 49 first tests, 10 times as often as on similar cars.

Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front)

Failed on 66 first tests12 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A suspension joint dust cover that is severely deteriorated is Minor. It becomes Major once it is missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, so what matters is whether it still keeps dirt out. DVSA words this for any suspension joint dust cover, and files it here under anti-roll bars.

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

Brakes

One wear pattern: brake discs (front), 3.5 times as often as on similar cars.

Brake discs (front)

Failed on 38 first tests3.5 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.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 224 first tests, 2.1 times as often as on similar cars.

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, 2.1 times as often as on similar cars.

Windscreen wipers

Failed on 233 first tests2.1 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.

Wheel condition (rear)

Noted on 21 first tests4.5 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Suspension arm ball joint (front)

Noted on 39 first tests4.5 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

Wheel condition (front)

Noted on 34 first tests2.7 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Brake performance (roller test, rear)

Noted on 26 first tests2.2 times as often as similar carsPossible 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
87in 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
10in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 87.4% of 16,267 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 90.2%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 3 fixed and the 10 not fixed make the 13 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

By fuel type

First testsTypical mileagePassed first time, as testedPassed first time, same mileage
Petrol11,04418,638 miles8989
Electric4,56917,962 miles8584
Diesel65327,774 miles8385

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.

40608010020152022Older cars
4060801002022Older 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, 93 in every 100 passed first time.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
201258 in every 10012,691
201359 in every 10029,442
201462 in every 10026,463
201568 in every 10025,627
201670 in every 10024,269
201770 in every 10016,718
201873 in every 10014,676
201977 in every 10016,409
202081 in every 10012,749
202182 in every 10013,918
2022 This car87 in every 10016,267

If you are buying one

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

Mileage matters most on a 2022 Peugeot 208.

Of 2022 Peugeot 208 vehicles with under 11,000 miles, 94 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 30,000 miles or more, 79 in every 100 did.

Under 11,0003,219 tests
94
11,000–16,0003,170 tests
91
16,000–21,000 Typical car3,130 tests
88
21,000–30,0003,609 tests
85
30,000 and over3,139 tests
79

Which fuel?

Typical mileagePassed first time,
as tested		Passed first time,
same mileage
Petrol18,638 miles8989
Electric17,962 miles8584

Figures are in every 100 first tests. 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 11,00016,000–21,00030,000 and over
Tyre condition (front)1.33.02.7
Windscreen wipers (front)0.41.94.0
Headlight aim0.90.81.3
Tyre tread depth (front)0.00.71.3
Anti-roll bar linkage ball joints (front)0.10.60.8

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

When a car fails

64in every 100

of failed cars had one item to fix.

11in every 100

of failed cars had three or more items to fix.

3in 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.

The 2022 Peugeot 208 follows the pattern of the model years either side. Its main cause of failure was Tyre condition (front), about 20 in every 100 failed tests. In 2025, 87.4% of 16,267 first MOTs on the 2022 Peugeot 208 passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 90.2%. Among 2,043 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Anti-roll bar linkage ball joints (front) appears more often than on similar cars (4.6% of those tests; 94 observed failures; about 13× 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 2022 Peugeot 208 at the first attempt were Tyre condition (front) (19.9%), Windscreen wipers (front) (15.7%) and Headlight aim (7.1%), 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-roll bar linkage ball joints (front) (4.6% of those tests; 94 observed failures; about 13× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Anti-roll bar linkage ball joints (front) shows up more often than on similar cars (4.6% of those tests; 94 observed failures; about 13× 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 2022 Peugeot 208 include Anti-roll bar linkage ball joints (front), Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front), Windscreen wipers. 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 2022 Peugeot 208 (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.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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