Peugeot 2008 years to avoid

Based on 97,966 real MOT tests from DVSA records. Each year is compared against every other car first registered the same year — otherwise the numbers would only tell you that older cars fail more, which you knew.

The short answer

Avoid 2013 to 2017. The worst is the 2014, which fails its MOT 25% more often than other cars of the same age.

Found a Peugeot 2008 you like?

Averages tell you what to expect. Its registration tells you what actually happened — every MOT, every advisory, and whether the mileage adds up.

Every 2008 model year

Shaded rows are the years that differ most from other cars of the same age — worse, better.

MOT failure rate by registration year for the Peugeot 2008
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2013	3,433	30.0%	17% worse
2014 Worst	15,817	28.4%	25% worse
2015	17,254	24.4%	25% worse
2016	18,468	21.2%	25% worse
2017	16,656	17.2%	20% worse
2018	15,939	12.3%	about average
2019	10,399	9.0%	about average

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Peugeot 2008, grouped by the year the car was first registered. Retests are excluded, so a car that failed and was fixed still counts as a failure. Each year's rate is then divided by the rate for all cars first registered that year — so 120 means 20% more failures than its contemporaries, not 20% more than a brand new car.

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