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Peugeot 308 - 2020

98.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Peugeot 308, model year 2020. Sample size: 3,913 cars, 8,022 tests and 7,888 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 3,913 cars

The 2020 Peugeot 308 has an overall defect rate of 98 per 100 vehicles, which is 9.5% higher than the average for cars of the same year at 90 per 100. Notably, the Peugeot performs much better in visibility issues, with a defect rate of just 6 compared to the average of 14. However, it struggles in several areas, particularly with brakes, where the defect rate is 65 compared to the average of 49, and it also has worse results in lights and electrics, body/structure, and equipment. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase significantly with higher mileage, particularly in the 31,000 to 62,000 miles range, where the Peugeot's rate is 254 per 100.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 3,913 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 27.6% worse
64.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 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
▲ 13.3% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • 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
  • A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
Visibility
▲ 55.3% better
6.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 51.8% worse
17.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 1.7% better
95.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▼ 141.7% worse
5.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 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
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • 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
▼ 73.3% worse
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 16.2% better
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 273 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: 1,932
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,322
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 803
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 556
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 293
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 280
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 171
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 150
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 144
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 127

Serious faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 150
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 127
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 127
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 109
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 99
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 54
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 27
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: 26
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 25