Peugeot 2008 MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Peugeot 2008 in Great Britain in 2025 — 145,389 tests. Figures cover every 2008 first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the 2008 ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
74.1%
1.8 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
145,389
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
5.3%
of 2008 first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
71,250
middle half: 56,250–91,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Peugeot 2008 cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 207,652 Peugeot 2008 cars that were taxed or on SORN: 204,553 taxed and 3,099 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Peugeot 2008 vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
204,553
98.5% of the 207,652 2008 cars taxed or on SORN; 105 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
3,099
declared off the road by their keepers — 1.5% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed 2008 cars is still rising: 204,553 at the end of 2025, up 22,632 (12.4%) on the end of 2024, and the highest in the years shown. Cars on SORN went from 23 at the end of 2014 to 3,099 at the end of 2025, up 13373.9%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed 2008 cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

050k100k150k200k250k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed 2008 cars, year 2014: 21kTaxed 2008 cars, year 2015: 38kTaxed 2008 cars, year 2016: 56kTaxed 2008 cars, year 2017: 72kTaxed 2008 cars, year 2018: 88kTaxed 2008 cars, year 2019: 103kTaxed 2008 cars, year 2020: 114kTaxed 2008 cars, year 2021: 130kTaxed 2008 cars, year 2022: 145kTaxed 2008 cars, year 2023: 165kTaxed 2008 cars, year 2024: 182kTaxed 2008 cars, year 2025: 205k205k
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YearTaxed 2008 cars
201420,841
201537,923
201655,758
201772,399
201888,045
2019103,279
2020114,111
2021130,324
2022145,234
2023164,862
2024181,921
2025204,553

2008 cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

01k2k3k4k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)2008 cars on SORN, year 2014: 232008 cars on SORN, year 2015: 1892008 cars on SORN, year 2016: 3602008 cars on SORN, year 2017: 4222008 cars on SORN, year 2018: 5792008 cars on SORN, year 2019: 5502008 cars on SORN, year 2020: 6442008 cars on SORN, year 2021: 7572008 cars on SORN, year 2022: 8662008 cars on SORN, year 2023: 1k2008 cars on SORN, year 2024: 2k2008 cars on SORN, year 2025: 3k3k
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Year2008 cars on SORN
201423
2015189
2016360
2017422
2018579
2019550
2020644
2021757
2022866
20231,134
20241,836
20253,099

Which model years survive

Taxed 2008 cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 204,553 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed 2008 cars
202525,04112.2%
202419,0509.3%
202320,62610.1%
202213,6926.7%
202116,6358.1%
202011,2795.5%
201914,8057.2%
201815,4917.6%
201716,0597.9%
201617,6248.6%
201516,4098.0%
201414,6637.2%
20133,1791.6%
All other build years (one year, each under 1%)00.0%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model names 2008, 2008 GT PREMIUM EV under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the 2008 ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, 2008 vs all cars, 2025.

Peugeot 2008All cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Peugeot 2008, vehicle age 3: 89.9%Peugeot 2008, vehicle age 4: 84.5%Peugeot 2008, vehicle age 5: 86%Peugeot 2008, vehicle age 6: 80.1%Peugeot 2008, vehicle age 7: 74%Peugeot 2008, vehicle age 8: 69.1%Peugeot 2008, vehicle age 9: 66.9%Peugeot 2008, vehicle age 10: 63.1%Peugeot 2008, vehicle age 11: 60.1%Peugeot 2008, vehicle age 12: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Peugeot 2008 58.3%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)2008 tests2008 pass rateAll cars
314,95089.9%88.5%
417,28184.5%87.2%
511,56686.0%86.0%
615,21980.1%83.5%
715,98474.0%80.9%
816,45069.1%78.2%
918,03466.9%74.9%
1016,71663.1%71.9%
1115,06160.1%68.6%
123,30858.3%65.8%

Better or worse than the average car?

The 2008's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the 2008 beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

2008 ahead2008 behind
-10-5+0+5+10Age 3: +1.4 points vs the average car3Age 4: -2.7 points vs the average carAge 5: +0.0 points vs the average car5Age 6: -3.4 points vs the average carAge 7: -6.9 points vs the average car7Age 8: -9.1 points vs the average carAge 9: -8.0 points vs the average car9Age 10: -8.8 points vs the average carAge 11: -8.5 points vs the average car11Age 12: -7.5 points vs the average carVehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+1.4
4-2.7
5+0.0
6-3.4
7-6.9
8-9.1
9-8.0
10-8.8
11-8.5
12-7.5

The 2008 fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the 2008 fleet still in use.

05k10k15k20kAge 3: 14k3Age 4: 17kAge 5: 11k5Age 6: 15kAge 7: 15k7Age 8: 16kAge 9: 18k9Age 10: 16kAge 11: 15k11Age 12: 3k12Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
314,950
417,281
511,566
615,219
715,984
816,450
918,034
1016,716
1115,061
123,308

What a 2008 fails on

Where the failure items land when a 2008 fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment27.0%
Body, chassis, structure18.0%
Brakes12.2%
Tyres12.0%
Suspension10.7%
Visibility8.9%
Noise, emissions and leaks8.1%
Steering1.5%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (98.3% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a 2008, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 36.0% of advisories36.0%Brakes: 34.4% of advisories34.4%Suspension: 10.8% of advisories10.8%Body, chassis, structure: 6.6% of advisoriesNon-component advisories: 6.1% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 3.0% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionBody, chassis, structureNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres36.0%
Brakes34.4%
Suspension10.8%
Body, chassis, structure6.6%
Non-component advisories6.1%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.0%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid 2008?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested 2008 fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 77.1% of 90,911 tests77.1%Petrol90,911 testsDiesel: 65.1% of 43,428 tests65.1%Diesel43,428 testsElectric: 84.9% of 11,048 tests84.9%Electric11,048 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol90,91177.1%
Diesel43,42865.1%
Electric11,04884.9%

What mileage is normal for a 2008?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) 2008; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical 2008 (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k35791112Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 16,250–31,250)Age 4: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 21,250–41,250)Age 5: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 26,250–43,750)Age 6: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 28,750–51,250)Age 7: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 33,750–58,750)Age 8: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 41,250–68,750)Age 9: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 46,250–78,750)Age 10: typical 71,250 miles (middle half 56,250–91,250)Age 11: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 61,250–98,750)Age 12: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 63,750–101,250)81k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
316,25023,75031,250
421,25031,25041,250
526,25033,75043,750
628,75038,75051,250
733,75046,25058,750
841,25053,75068,750
946,25061,25078,750
1056,25071,25091,250
1161,25078,75098,750
1263,75081,250101,250

What fails at each age

The 2008's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

VisibilityTyresBrakesSuspensionLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentBody, chassis, structureNoise, emissions and leaksSeat belts and supplementary restraint systemsEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsVisibility31.9%
3-5 yrsTyres27.3%
3-5 yrsBrakes21.5%
3-5 yrsSuspension9.3%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.9%
3-5 yrsEverything else6.1%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment23.2%
6-9 yrsBody, chassis, structure21.0%
6-9 yrsBrakes14.9%
6-9 yrsTyres13.8%
6-9 yrsSuspension10.7%
6-9 yrsEverything else16.4%
10-13 yrsBody, chassis, structure22.1%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.0%
10-13 yrsSuspension15.6%
10-13 yrsBrakes11.6%
10-13 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks11.0%
10-13 yrsEverything else18.7%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure50.0%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.0%
14+ yrsSeat belts and supplementary restraint systems25.0%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.