Peugeot 3008 years to avoid: the early ones

Based on 126,059 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 2010 to 2017. The worst is the 2016, which fails its MOT 50% more often than other cars of the same age.

Found a Peugeot 3008 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 3008 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 3008
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2010	9,208	41.6%	29% worse
2011	10,876	36.5%	21% worse
2012	10,958	33.8%	21% worse
2013	11,075	33.9%	33% worse
2014	8,292	28.4%	25% worse
2015	8,133	24.5%	25% worse
2016 Worst	6,587	25.3%	50% worse
2017	16,518	16.4%	15% worse
2018	18,772	13.4%	about average
2019	17,265	11.0%	about average
2020	8,375	9.4%	about average

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Peugeot 3008, 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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