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Peugeot 208 - 2018

147.1 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 208, model year 2018. Sample size: 15,590 cars, 34,826 tests and 51,232 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 15,590 cars

The 2018 Peugeot 208 has an overall defect rate of 147 per 100 vehicles, which is 23% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises significantly, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000 miles category, where it reaches 308 per 100 vehicles. The model stands out positively in steering and visibility defects, reporting much lower issues than average. However, it performs poorly in the categories of lights and electrics, as well as body and structure defects, with rates significantly higher than the average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 15,590 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 7.7% better
63.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 76.0% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 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
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 26.6% better
10.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 140.9% worse
42.4 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 only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 7.8% worse
136.6 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 tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • 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
▼ 484.3% worse
29.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • 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
Equipment
▲ 4.5% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • Audible warning:
Other
▼ 20.0% worse
8.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions test unable to be completed
  • 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
0 308 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: 8,836
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,532
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,703
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,346
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,826
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: 2,661
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,229
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,151
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,449
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,122

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,449
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,122
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 781
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 648
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 642
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 628
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 536
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 429
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 361
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 333