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Peugeot 508 - 2021

99.0 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 508, model year 2021. Sample size: 1,294 cars, 3,215 tests and 3,182 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,294 cars

The 2021 Peugeot 508 has an overall defect rate of 99 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the yearly average of 79 per 100, representing an increase of nearly 26%. This model shows notable issues with brakes and visibility, where it performs worse than average with defect rates of 64% and 30% respectively. In contrast, it excels in categories such as steering, lights and electrics, and equipment, demonstrating substantially lower defect rates than the average. Interestingly, the defect rate trends indicate that vehicles with mileage between 31,000 and 62,000 miles experience the highest defects for this model.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,294 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 59.5% worse
63.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 71.4% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 109.7% worse
30.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • 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: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 59.8% better
4.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A front or rear fog lamp: with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 7.1% worse
93.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 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 tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 47.6% worse
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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
Equipment
▲ 53.3% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 37.0% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • 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

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 268 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: 972
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 388
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 383
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 200
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 165
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 154
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 112
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 77
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 72

Serious faults (Top 10)

Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 200
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 112
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 46
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 7