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Peugeot 308 - 2021

81.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Peugeot 308, model year 2021. Sample size: 1,630 cars, 3,634 tests and 2,949 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,630 cars

The 2021 Peugeot 308 exhibits an overall defect rate of 81 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly worse than the average rate of 79 per 100 for cars of the same year, representing a 3% increase. Notably, this model encounters significantly higher issues in categories such as brakes, steering, and lights & electrics, with defects occurring 42%, 119%, and 68% more frequently than average, respectively. Conversely, it performs better in visibility and other categories, with defects being 59% and 29% lower than average. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, particularly prominent in the 124,000+ miles category, where defects reach 285 per 100 vehicles. Overall, while the Peugeot 308 shows strengths in visibility, it faces substantial challenges in critical safety-related areas.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,630 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 36.3% worse
54.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 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
▼ 128.6% worse
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Excessive movement of centre of steering wheel up or down
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Attachment of steering column: defective
  • Attachment of steering column: defective to the extent that there is a serious risk of detachment
Visibility
▲ 57.9% better
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • 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 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
Lights & Electrics
▼ 64.3% worse
18.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 14.0% better
75.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 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
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • 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
Body/Structure
▼ 47.6% worse
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • 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
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▼ 20.0% worse
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Audible warning not in accordance with requirements
  • Audible warning:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 33.3% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 285 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: 601
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 459
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 383
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 224
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 118
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 107
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 80
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
PRS
Occurrences: 47
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 46

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 46
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 13
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 12