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Peugeot 308 - 2019

117.0 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 308, model year 2019. Sample size: 7,450 cars, 16,125 tests and 18,873 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 7,450 cars

The 2019 Peugeot 308 has an overall defect rate of 117 per 100 vehicles, which is 10% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Peugeot performs significantly better in steering, visibility, and equipment defects, showing a marked reduction compared to the yearly average. However, it struggles with lights and electrics, as well as body and structure issues, where it exceeds the average rates considerably. As mileage increases, the number of defects also rises, with the highest rate observed in the 62,000 to 93,000 miles range. Overall, while the Peugeot 308 excels in some categories, it faces challenges that may concern potential buyers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 7,450 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 13.6% worse
70.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 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
▲ 53.6% better
1.3 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: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 36.2% better
8.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 32.2% worse
19.7 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 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
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 5.0% worse
118.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • 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 suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 137.1% worse
8.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 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
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
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
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • A seat belt:
  • Audible warning:
Other
▼ 3.9% worse
5.3 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 289 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: 4,960
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,415
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,650
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,550
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 680
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 679
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 548
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 508
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 472
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: 408

Serious faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 508
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 384
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 297
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 157
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 114
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
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: 72