10,133 tests in 2025
Peugeot E-2008 reliability and MOT pass rate
88.6% passed first time. The 11.4% fail rate is 11.2 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 4 years old with 27,579 miles.
Electric versions only, by DVSA’s fuel record for each test. Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions are on the Peugeot 2008 page.
Pass rate
88.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 11.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3.6%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
27,579 mi
4 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 9,923 | 11.5% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the E-2008 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.
- Tyres362 dangerous41.5%
- Visibility39.7%
- Suspension8 dangerous16%
- Brakes60 dangerous15.2%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.8%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1.8%
- Identification of the vehicle1.2%
- Body, chassis, structure0.9%
Is the E-2008 getting worse?
The fail rate rose 3.6 points to 11.4% from 2023 to 2025, against a falling rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 995 | 3 | 7.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 3,887 | — | 11.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 7,358 | — | 11.4% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical E-2008 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 E-2008 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively387 tests
- 2Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords189 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm187 tests
- 4Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn137 tests
- 5Condition: has ply or cords exposed67 tests
- 6Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid57 tests
- 7Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative56 tests
- 8Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating43 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical E-2008 collects 1.89 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 1.6mm1,904 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened672 tests
- 3Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt343 tests
- 4Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn341 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre307 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm302 tests
- 7Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure284 tests
- 8Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords210 tests
Questions
What is the Peugeot E-2008 MOT pass rate?
88.6% of the 10,133 Peugeot E-2008 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 11.4% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.6% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Peugeot E-2008 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively", recorded on 387 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" and "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm". By section, tyres appears in 41.5% of failures, visibility appears in 39.7% of failures, suspension appears in 16% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 11.5%; at 3-5 years it was 11.5%. The median Peugeot E-2008 tested in 2025 was 4 years old with 27,579 miles.
Is the Peugeot E-2008 getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 3.6 points to 11.4% from 2023 to 2025, against a falling 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 E-2008 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Peugeot models
Checking a particular E-2008?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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