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Peugeot 3008 - 2015

186.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Peugeot 3008, model year 2015. Sample size: 8,097 cars, 19,072 tests and 35,538 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 8,097 cars

The 2015 Peugeot 3008 has an overall defect rate of 186 per 100 vehicles, which is 9% higher than the average for its year at 170 per 100. Notably, the defect rate increases with mileage, peaking at 358 per 100 for vehicles over 124,000 miles. While the model excels in steering and visibility, with significantly lower defect rates than average, it struggles in categories such as lights and electrics, body/structure, and other defects, where it performs worse than the average car. Overall, the Peugeot 3008 shows a mix of strengths and weaknesses compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 8,097 cars

Categories

Brakes
▼ 7.1% worse
90.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 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
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 37.4% better
6.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 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
▲ 29.2% better
11.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 51.3% worse
46.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 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 headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 1.3% worse
180.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 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
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 40.2% worse
16.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • 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
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 12.5% worse
4.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 19.7% worse
15.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 358 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: 6,768
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,073
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,437
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,202
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,690
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: 1,688
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,164
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 916
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 904
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 868

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 904
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 868
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 717
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 708
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 529
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: 402
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 357
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 309
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 263
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 221