Does the Peugeot 3008 fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?
The Peugeot 3008 records 1.32 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.51 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.81, 95% interval +0.79 to +0.84). It ranks 120 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on seat belts and airbags · check a Peugeot 3008 by registration
What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot 3008 is “An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction”, recorded 3,706 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction | 3,706 | 0.55 |
| Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended | 3,105 | 0.46 |
| Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type | 1,222 | 0.18 |
| A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened | 249 | 0.04 |
| A seat belt or flexible stalk damaged | 237 | 0.04 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 669,497 (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 3008 gets a seat belts and airbags advisory, how often does it fail next time?
6.0% of Peugeot 3008 MOTs with a seat belts and airbags advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 6,130 miles later (2,432 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,432 (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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