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Peugeot 108 - 2018

133.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Peugeot 108, model year 2018. Sample size: 8,506 cars, 17,522 tests and 23,320 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 8,506 cars

The 2018 Peugeot 108 exhibits a higher overall defect rate of 133 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 120 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 10.9% worse than the yearly average. Notably, the defect rate increases with mileage, peaking at 336 defects per 100 vehicles for those over 124,000 miles. The model performs particularly well in categories such as Steering, Equipment, and Other, where it shows significantly fewer issues than the average. However, it stands out negatively in the Wheels, Suspensions & Axles category, with a defect rate of 166 per 100 vehicles, considerably higher than the average of 125.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 8,506 cars

Categories

Brakes
▲ 10.3% better
61.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 94.0% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
Visibility
▼ 8.6% worse
15.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 22.7% better
13.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Stop lamp(s): with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 30.8% worse
165.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 2.0% worse
5.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▲ 63.6% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
Other
▲ 47.1% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 336 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,344
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,433
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,325
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,066
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,139
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 750
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 534
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 458
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 344
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 337

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 534
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 344
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 337
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 263
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 197
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 153
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 119
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 67