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Peugeot 208 - 2014

215.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Peugeot 208, model year 2014. Sample size: 29,413 cars, 68,429 tests and 147,391 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 29,413 cars

The 2014 Peugeot 208 has an overall defect rate of 215 per 100 vehicles, which is 10.9% higher than the yearly average of 194 per 100. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises significantly, particularly in the 93,000-124,000 mile and 124,000+ mile categories. This model excels in steering and visibility, with defect rates considerably lower than the average. However, it faces challenges in lights and electrics, body and structure, and other categories, where it shows significantly higher defect rates than the average car of the same year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 29,413 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 15.3% better
78.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 48.7% better
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
Visibility
▲ 36.0% better
11.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear 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
▼ 51.4% worse
59.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
  • A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 10.6% better
177.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 251.9% worse
54.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 15.6% better
3.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • Audible warning:
Other
▼ 147.1% worse
38.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 371 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)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 18,542
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 14,305
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,926
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,129
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,593
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 5,298
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,743
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,407
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,207
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,931

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,931
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,423
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,261
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,144
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,759
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,390
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,288
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,286
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,214
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,200