Model Reports 4 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Peugeot 3008 2013: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 50 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2013 Peugeot 3008 were passes. Most common reason for a fail: Coil spring (front).

Summary

A 2013 Peugeot 3008 passed first time about 5 in every 100 less often than the average of the 2012 and 2014 model years.

At a glance

How 9,687 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
50 in every 100
Did not pass first time
50 in every 1004,809 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
12 yearsabout 89,686 miles
First tests counted
9,687

What failed most often

  1. Coil spring (front)17 in every 100 failed tests
  2. Individual sidelight or tail light (front)17 in every 100 failed tests
  3. Brake light13 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 2013 Peugeot 3008 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

Two faults. The strongest is the electronic parking brake: 23 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 4,806 of 4,809 failed first attempts (99.9%) that recorded an odometer reading in 2025. Mileage is needed to compare like with like.

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.

Electronic parking brake

Failed on 101 first tests23 times as often as similar carsStrong evidence

What it means

An electronic parking brake is applied electronically but must still be maintained in operation by direct mechanical means. It may apply automatically in certain conditions, such as when the ignition is switched off or when the driver's door is opened. A control that is missing, defective or inoperative is Major, and so is a malfunction warning.

Anti-lock braking system (ABS)

Failed on 156 first tests2.8 times as often as similar carsPossible 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.

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

Lamps and electrical

Two faults and one wear pattern. The strongest is the brake light (rear): 3.0 times as often as on similar cars.

Brake light (rear)

Failed on 604 first tests3.0 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

All stop lamps missing or not working is graded Dangerous, and so is a stop lamp that stays on when the brakes are released. A stop lamp that is missing or not working is Major. On some vehicles with LED rear lamps, part of the stop lamp can go out when the rear fog lamp is lit, which is not regarded as a defect.

Individual sidelight or tail light (rear)

Failed on 238 first tests2.8 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

A position lamp showing red light to the front or white light to the rear is Major. Rear lamps must show a steady red light, and front ones can show white, predominantly white with a blue tinge, or yellow if combined in a yellow headlamp. With a multiple light source, up to half not working is Minor and more than half is Major.

Headlight aim not tested (front)

Failed on 45 first tests2.0 times as often as similar carsWear pattern

What it means

Headlamp aim recorded as not tested, or unable to be tested, is a Major failure. These results must only be used where it becomes apparent during the test that the item cannot be tested, and this could not have been identified before starting. The reason must be included in the additional information box.

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), 2.3 times as often as on similar cars.

Drive shaft joints and boots (front)

Failed on 509 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsPossible 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 coil spring (front): 2.3 times as often as on similar cars.

Coil spring (front)

Failed on 829 first tests2.3 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

A missing bump stop rubber is not a reason to fail a coil spring. When the vehicle is jacked and lowered, a spring that does not correctly locate as the suspension returns to its normal running position is rejected as insecurely attached. A missing spring is Major, and graded Dangerous where directional control is affected.

Wheel bearings (front)

Failed on 97 first tests2.1 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Excessive play in a wheel bearing, or a bearing that is excessively rough, is Major. Play so excessive that the bearing is likely to break up or directional control is impaired is Dangerous, and so is a bearing so rough that it is likely to overheat or break up.

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

Seat belts and restraints

One fault: airbag warning light, 2.2 times as often as on similar cars.

Airbag warning light

Failed on 148 first tests2.2 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

The airbag warning lamp (SRS MIL in DVSA's wording) is failed only if it indicates a system malfunction, which is Major. A lamp lit to show the passenger airbag is disabled is not to be regarded as a defect. Dashboard messages are not a defect in their own right, though they can help the tester confirm a malfunction.

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.

Other suspension component ball joint (front)

Noted on 38 first tests10 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

Seat belt condition (rear)

Noted on 76 first tests3.8 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

Suspension arm ball joint (front)

Noted on 221 first tests2.1 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
50in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
10in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
40in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 50.4% of 9,687 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 59.9%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 10 fixed and the 40 not fixed make the 50 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Petrol and diesel

First testsTypical mileagePassed first time, as tested
Diesel9,02289,868 miles50
Petrol38078,033 miles50

Figures are in every 100 first tests.

Same model, other years

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

406080100201020132020Older carsNewer cars
406080100201020132020Newer 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, 52 in every 100 passed first time.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
200941 in every 100529
201046 in every 1006,398
201150 in every 1008,268
201253 in every 1009,117
2013 This car50 in every 1009,687
201458 in every 1007,387
201564 in every 1007,459
201663 in every 1006,091
201773 in every 10015,555
201878 in every 10017,605
201982 in every 10018,076
202086 in every 10011,065
202189 in every 10011,090
202289 in every 1008,450

If you are buying one

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

Mileage matters most on a 2013 Peugeot 3008.

Of 2013 Peugeot 3008 vehicles with under 67,000 miles, 61 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 115,000 miles or more, 45 in every 100 did.

Under 67,0001,978 tests
61
67,000–82,0001,840 tests
51
82,000–97,000 Typical car2,013 tests
47
97,000–115,0001,935 tests
48
115,000 and over1,918 tests
45

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 67,00082,000–97,000115,000 and over
Coil spring (front)7.68.88.8
Individual sidelight or tail light (front)3.79.511.6
Brake light5.46.26.7
Drive shaft joints and boots (front)5.14.95.5
Suspension arm ball joint (front)1.25.07.6

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

When a car fails

24in every 100

of failed cars had one item to fix.

51in every 100

of failed cars had three or more items to fix.

12in 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 2013 Peugeot 3008 passed first time about 5 in every 100 less often than the average of the 2012 and 2014 model years. In 2025, 50.4% of 9,687 first MOTs on the 2013 Peugeot 3008 passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 59.9%. Among 4,809 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Electronic parking brake appears more often than on similar cars (2.1% of those tests; 101 observed failures; about 23× 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 2013 Peugeot 3008 at the first attempt were Coil spring (front) (17.2%), Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (16.9%) and Brake light (12.6%), 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: Electronic parking brake (2.1% of those tests; 101 observed failures; about 23× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Electronic parking brake shows up more often than on similar cars (2.1% of those tests; 101 observed failures; about 23× 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 2013 Peugeot 3008 include Electronic parking brake, Brake light (rear), Anti-lock braking system (ABS). 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 2013 Peugeot 3008 (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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