Does the Peugeot 208 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Peugeot 208 records 8.07 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.84 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+6.23, 95% interval +6.18 to +6.29). It ranks 80 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Peugeot 208 by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot 208 is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 35,681 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 35,681 | 3.40 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 32,869 | 3.13 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 10,604 | 1.01 |
| Any part of the noise suppression system insecure | 1,252 | 0.12 |
| A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure | 807 | 0.08 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,049,830 (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 208 gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
12.3% of Peugeot 208 MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,526 miles later (81,185 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 81,185 (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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