Peugeot 308 — reliability by registration year
2007–2022 · 16 registration years · 120,491 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every 308 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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3,689 | 87.9% | 91.1% | Tyres — Condition (front) 32.3% |
| 2021 | 1,538 | 83.5% | 88.7% | |
| 2020 | 3,618 | 84.7% | 88.5% | Tyres — Condition (front) 15.7% |
| 2019 | 6,840 | 80.9% | 85.7% | Tyres — Condition (front) 14.2% |
| 2018 | 8,002 | 76.6% | 81.0% | Tyres — Condition (front) 11.2% |
| 2017 | 8,588 | 71.9% | 76.5% | Tyres — Condition (front) 12.0% |
| 2016 | 13,556 | 68.7% | 73.0% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 12.4% |
| 2015 | 12,989 | 67.1% | 72.3% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 13.2% |
| 2014 | 11,161 | 61.7% | 67.2% | Track rod end (front) 13.7% |
| 2013 | 9,434 | 54.5% | 63.1% | Coil spring (front) 21.0% |
| 4.0 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2013 308s most often: Coil spring (front) (21.0%) · Drive shafts — Joints (front) (14.1%) · Headlamp aim (10.4%) | ||||
| 2012 | 8,838 | 55.1% | 64.1% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 13.2% |
| 2011 | 8,047 | 56.5% | 64.3% | Coil spring (front) 15.0% |
| 3.1 pp better than the years either side What failed 2011 308s most often: Coil spring (front) (15.0%) · Drive shafts — Joints (front) (11.7%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (8.2%) | ||||
| 2010 | 9,728 | 51.7% | 61.1% | Coil spring (front) 15.3% |
| 2009 | 8,392 | 49.0% | 57.9% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 14.1% |
| 2008 | 5,515 | 49.1% | 58.3% | Drive shafts — Joints (front) 15.5% |
| 2007 | 556 | 44.6% | 53.4% | |