Peugeot 308 2022: reliability & common MOT faults

At a glance

How 3,689 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time: 88 in every 100
Did not pass first time: 12 in every 100446 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car: 3 yearsabout 26,134 miles
First tests counted: 3,689

What failed most often

Tyre condition (front)32 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 308 vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Visibility

One fault: windscreen washers (front), 2.1 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 446 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.

Windscreen washers (front)

Failed on 27 first tests2.1 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Windscreen washers that are not working, or do not provide sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, are graded Major. They must provide enough fluid for the wipers to clear the windscreen effectively. Vehicles with an opening windscreen, or some other adequate view to the front, left and right, are not inspected for washers.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. 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: 88in 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: 9in every 100; Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 87.9% of 3,689 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 91.1%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 3 fixed and the 9 not fixed make the 12 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

By fuel type

First testsTypical mileagePassed first time, as testedPassed first time, same mileage

Petrol2,34023,557 miles8988

Diesel72739,512 miles8688

Hybrid62225,650 miles8787

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.

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb.

Year	Passed first time	First tests
2007	45 in every 100	556
2008	49 in every 100	5,515
2009	49 in every 100	8,392
2010	52 in every 100	9,728
2011	57 in every 100	8,047
2012	55 in every 100	8,838
2013	54 in every 100	9,434
2014	62 in every 100	11,161
2015	67 in every 100	12,989
2016	69 in every 100	13,556
2017	72 in every 100	8,588
2018	77 in every 100	8,002
2019	81 in every 100	6,840
2020	85 in every 100	3,618
2021	83 in every 100	1,538
2022 This car	88 in every 100	3,689

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 308.

Of 2022 Peugeot 308 vehicles with under 16,000 miles, 94 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 41,000 miles or more, 85 in every 100 did.

Under 16,000749 tests

94

16,000–23,000773 tests

89

23,000–30,000 Typical car701 tests

88

30,000–41,000733 tests

83

41,000 and over732 tests

85

Petrol or diesel?

	Typical mileage	Passed first time, as tested	Passed first time, same mileage
Petrol	23,557 miles	89	88
Diesel	39,512 miles	86	88

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Petrol cars look better on the raw figures only because diesel cars have done more miles (typically 39,512 against 23,557). 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 16,000	23,000–30,000	41,000 and over
Tyre condition (front)	2.8	5.1	2.0

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

When a car fails

66in every 100

of failed cars had one item to fix.

9in every 100

of failed cars had three or more items to fix.

4in 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.

Is the 2022 Peugeot 308 reliable?

A 2022 Peugeot 308 passed first time about 4 in every 100 more often than the 2021 model year next to it. In 2025, 87.9% of 3,689 first MOTs on the 2022 Peugeot 308 passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 91.1%. Among 446 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Windscreen washers (front) appears more often than on similar cars (6.1% of those tests; 27 observed failures; about 2.1× 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.

What is most likely to fail on a 2022 Peugeot 308?

Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2022 Peugeot 308 at the first attempt were Tyre condition (front) (32.3%), 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.

What common MOT faults stand out on the Peugeot 308 2022?

Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Windscreen washers (front) (6.1% of those tests; 27 observed failures; about 2.1× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.

Why does Windscreen washers (front) stand out?

Windscreen washers (front) shows up more often than on similar cars (6.1% of those tests; 27 observed failures; about 2.1× 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.

What are common problems with the 2022 Peugeot 308?

Common MOT problem areas for the 2022 Peugeot 308 include Windscreen washers (front). These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.

What does this Peugeot 308 2022 MOT report cover?

This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2022 Peugeot 308 (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.

Does this include engine and gearbox problems?

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.