Peugeot 308 MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 71.5% of 141,659 MOT tests on the Peugeot 308 ended in a pass, 5.0 points below the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 78.7% against 82.0%, ranking 112th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Peugeot 308 MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 22,428 tests | 92.0% | 21,000 · 15k to 31k |
| 35,530 tests | 89.9% | 29,000 · 19k to 41k |
| 47,912 tests | 85.7% | 37,000 · 27k to 51k |
| 58,134 tests | 82.8% | 47,000 · 33k to 63k |
| 612,516 tests | 79.8% | 57,000 · 41k to 75k |
| 714,569 tests | 77.2% | 65,000 · 49k to 85k |
| 813,470 tests | 74.8% | 73,000 · 55k to 93k |
| 911,421 tests | 69.6% | 77,000 · 59k to 99k |
| 1010,632 tests | 68.3% | 85,000 · 65k to 107k |
| 1110,482 tests | 67.4% | 89,000 · 67k to 113k |
| 1212,073 tests | 64.5% | 91,000 · 69k to 115k |
| 1314,697 tests | 60.2% | 95,000 · 73k to 121k |
| 1411,714 tests | 58.2% | 99,000 · 77k to 125k |
| 155,837 tests | 57.0% | 99,000 · 77k to 125k |
| 16244 tests | 58.6% | 97,000 · 79k to 119k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Peugeot 308. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used 308
The parts that come up most often in Peugeot 308 MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
Check a specific 308
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Peugeot models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Peugeot models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.