Does the Peugeot 3008 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Peugeot 3008 records 9.52 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 8.09 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.43, 95% interval +1.36 to +1.51). It ranks 166 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot 3008 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 36,587 times in 2019–2024.

Peugeot 3008: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	36,587	5.46
A tyre seriously damaged	13,389	2.00
A tyre cords visible or damaged	9,233	1.38
A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative	1,184	0.18
Tyre obviously under inflated	915	0.14

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 tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

9.4% of Peugeot 3008 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,150 miles later (131,241 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 131,241 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Peugeot 3008 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Peugeot 3008 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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