Peugeot 5008: every year fails more than average

Based on 28,303 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 2016 and 2018 to 2020. The worst is the 2016, which fails its MOT 70% more often than other cars of the same age.

Found a Peugeot 5008 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 5008 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 5008
Registered	MOT tests	Fail rate	vs same-age cars
2010	2,381	41.4%	29% worse
2011	2,041	36.9%	22% worse
2012	2,165	38.3%	37% worse
2013	2,412	38.8%	52% worse
2014	1,759	33.8%	49% worse
2015	1,812	29.2%	50% worse
2016 Worst	1,780	28.7%	70% worse
2018	5,134	16.3%	36% worse
2019	5,271	13.3%	30% worse
2020	3,548	13.8%	50% worse

How this is worked out

Every MOT test recorded by DVSA in 2023 on a Peugeot 5008, 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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