Does the Peugeot 2008 fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?
The Peugeot 2008 records 0.34 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.35 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.01, 95% interval −0.03 to +0.00). It ranks 283 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot 2008 is “An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction”, recorded 577 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction | 577 | 0.10 |
| Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended | 558 | 0.10 |
| Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type | 404 | 0.07 |
| A seat belt or flexible stalk damaged | 113 | 0.02 |
| A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened | 101 | 0.02 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 574,209 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Peugeot 2008 gets a seat belts and airbags advisory, how often does it fail next time?
2.6% of Peugeot 2008 MOTs with a seat belts and airbags advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,280 miles later (803 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 803 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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