34,433 tests in 2025
Peugeot 5008 reliability and MOT pass rate
76.7% passed first time. The 23.3% fail rate is 0.7 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 6 years old with 56,703 miles.
Pass rate
76.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 23.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
56,703 mi
6 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 12,388 | 13.1% |
| 6-9 years | 12,154 | 20.8% |
| 10-13 years | 6,743 | 38.7% |
| 14+ years | 2,944 | 41.7% |
What the 5008 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.
- Tyres2,662 dangerous33.1%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment29 dangerous32.4%
- Suspension109 dangerous29.2%
- Brakes1,725 dangerous28.1%
- Body, chassis, structure47 dangerous15.7%
- Visibility1 dangerous13.3%
- Steering62 dangerous8.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks9 dangerous8.3%
Is the 5008 getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.2 points to 25.3% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26,730 | 7 | 25.1% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 29,125 | 6 | 25.3% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 26,604 | — | 26% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 28,806 | — | 25.3% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical 5008 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 5008 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,210 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,095 tests
- 3Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt921 tests
- 4Stop lamp: not working830 tests
- 5Coil spring: fractured or broken787 tests
- 6Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn694 tests
- 7Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords665 tests
- 8Condition: has ply or cords exposed658 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical 5008 collects 2.45 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.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm7,066 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick4,088 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3,969 tests
- 4Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt2,615 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure1,955 tests
- 6Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine1,901 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,653 tests
- 8Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn1,071 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot 5008 MOT pass rate?
76.7% of the 34,433 Peugeot 5008 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 23.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot 5008 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick", recorded on 1,210 failed tests, followed by "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" and "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt". By section, tyres appears in 33.1% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 32.4% of failures, suspension appears in 29.2% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 13.1%; at 14+ years it was 41.7%. The median Peugeot 5008 tested in 2025 was 6 years old with 56,703 miles.
Is the Peugeot 5008 getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.2 points to 25.3% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
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 5008 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 34 safety recalls naming the Peugeot 5008: Peugeot 5008 recalls.
Other Peugeot models
Checking a particular 5008?
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