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Peugeot 308 - 2013

239.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Peugeot 308, model year 2013. Sample size: 10,512 cars, 24,634 tests and 59,032 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 10,512 cars

The 2013 Peugeot 308 has an overall defect rate of 240 per 100 vehicles, which is 9% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it shows a rising trend in defects with increasing mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where the defect rate reaches 387. In terms of specific issues, the Peugeot 308 performs better than average in steering and other categories, with defect rates 32% and 22% lower, respectively. However, it struggles significantly with lights and electrics, reporting a defect rate of 71%, compared to the average of 49%, and also has a higher rate in body and structure defects.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 10,512 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 20.2% worse
118.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • 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
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 34.1% better
8.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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.
Visibility
▲ 4.4% better
17.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 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
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 40.9% worse
70.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 0.0% worse
219.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 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 suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 19.0% worse
23.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 17.3% worse
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 23.0% better
15.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 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
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 387 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: 9,021
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,942
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,200
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,989
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,839
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: 1,819
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,748
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,513
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,376
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,317

Serious faults (Top 10)

A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,748
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,317
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,260
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 853
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 763
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 754
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 676
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 554
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 477
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 458