70,984 tests in 2025
Peugeot 108 reliability and MOT pass rate
84.8% passed first time. The 15.2% fail rate is 7.4 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 9 years old with 40,450 miles.
Pass rate
84.8%
22.6% of all cars failed; 15.2% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
40,450 mi
9 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 8,487 | 9% |
| 6-9 years | 39,164 | 14% |
| 10-13 years | 23,333 | 19.4% |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the 108 fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Brakes1,815 dangerous38%
- Tyres4,117 dangerous35.6%
- Visibility15.3%
- Suspension159 dangerous15.2%
- Noise, emissions and leaks9 dangerous14.8%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6 dangerous14.2%
- Body, chassis, structure32 dangerous7.5%
- Road Wheels6 dangerous1.2%
Is the 108 getting worse?
The fail rate rose 3.6 points to 15.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.5 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 68,844 | 6 | 11.6% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 73,250 | 7 | 12.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 64,427 | 8 | 14.3% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 70,984 | 9 | 15.2% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical 108 at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a 108 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,226 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,184 tests
- 3Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively1,078 tests
- 4Service brake performance: excessively binding832 tests
- 5Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction812 tests
- 6Condition: has ply or cords exposed766 tests
- 7Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements722 tests
- 8Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords652 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical 108 collects 2.58 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure11,826 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm9,262 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened7,941 tests
- 4Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn5,160 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn3,780 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick3,718 tests
- 7Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded2,251 tests
- 8Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn2,048 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot 108 MOT pass rate?
84.8% of the 70,984 Peugeot 108 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 15.2% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot 108 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm", recorded on 1,226 failed tests, followed by "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick" and "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively". By section, brakes appears in 38% of failures, tyres appears in 35.6% of failures, visibility appears in 15.3% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 9%; at 10-13 years it was 19.4%. The median Peugeot 108 tested in 2025 was 9 years old with 40,450 miles.
Is the Peugeot 108 getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 3.6 points to 15.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.5 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every 108 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 3 safety recalls naming the Peugeot 108: Peugeot 108 recalls.
Other Peugeot models
Checking a particular 108?
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