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Peugeot 208 - 2019

139.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Peugeot 208, model year 2019. Sample size: 17,282 cars, 36,756 tests and 51,279 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 17,282 cars

The 2019 Peugeot 208 exhibits a higher overall defect rate of 140 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 106 defects per 100 vehicles, marking a 31% increase. This model shows a concerning trend in mileage-related defects, with rates increasing significantly from 257 defects per 100 vehicles at lower mileages to 295 at higher mileages. While it performs notably better than average in categories such as Steering, Visibility, and Equipment, it faces serious challenges in Lights & Electrics, Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, and Body/Structure, where its defect rates far exceed those of the average car.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 17,282 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 2.7% better
60.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 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
▲ 78.6% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
  • 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: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 55.8% better
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 148.3% worse
37.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 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 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 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
▼ 28.8% worse
145.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • 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
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 557.1% worse
23.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
  • 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: severely deteriorated
  • 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: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 22.2% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 3.9% better
4.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Emissions test unable to be completed

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 295 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: 13,213
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,063
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,679
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: 2,685
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,588
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,572
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,533
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,367
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,513
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 795

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,513
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 795
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 786
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: 733
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 550
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 383
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 379
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 349
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 310
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 249