Peugeot 308 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

50.4% of 83,980 MOT tests of the Peugeot 308 first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.2 (95% CI 104.2–106.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 Peugeot 308 fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Peugeot 308 built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	50.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	83980
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 104.2–106.2)	105.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	83980
Rank among this model's 14 build years	12	of 14	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	83980
Tested in 2024	7838	tests	median 101,100 miles	2024	7838

Built 2008 against Peugeot 308 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 49.4% vs 48%; age 12: 49.8% vs 46.2%; age 13: 51.1% vs 47.8%; age 14: 50.9% vs 47.8%; age 15: 51.3% vs 49.5%; age 16: 51.3% vs 49.8%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Peugeot 308 by registration · All Peugeot 308 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2008 Peugeot 308 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Peugeot 308 built 2008: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
11	20,530	49.4	48.7–50.1	48	102.8
12	17,312	49.8	49.1–50.5	46.2	107.8
13	15,258	51.1	50.3–51.8	47.8	106.9
14	12,781	50.9	50.1–51.8	47.8	106.6
15	10,261	51.3	50.3–52.2	49.5	103.6
16	7,838	51.3	50.2–52.4	49.8	102.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 83,980 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2008 Peugeot 308?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 39.7 items per 100 first tests, against 21.6 across all build years of the Peugeot 308. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Peugeot 308 built 2008 against the Peugeot 308 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	39.7	21.6	33,336
Suspension	25	12.9	20,970
Brakes	22.9	12.1	19,267
Noise, emissions and leaks	16.1	5.6	13,523
Body, chassis, structure	15.4	7	12,907

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 83,980 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 14 published build years of the Peugeot 308, 2008 ranks 12 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 106.9. 2009: index 103.4.

Peugeot 308 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2007	106.9	104.1–109.7	worse	10,656
2008	105.2	104.2–106.2	worse	83,980
2009	103.4	102.4–104.3	worse	97,457
2010	100.9	99.9–101.9	no different	92,515
2011	89.6	88.5–90.8	better	66,375
2012	97.5	96.3–98.7	better	67,311
2013	108.6	107.2–109.9	worse	66,502
2014	98.1	96.7–99.4	better	76,497
2015	96.2	94.9–97.5	better	87,511
2016	101.4	99.9–102.8	no different	90,232
2017	91.8	89.9–93.8	better	49,045
2018	102.0	99.4–104.5	no different	34,525
2019	92.8	89.6–96.0	better	21,726
2020	86.2	80.7–91.7	better	7,547

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 851,879 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Peugeot 308 2008 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/peugeot-308/2008/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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