Does the Peugeot 508 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Peugeot 508 records 3.56 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.97 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.59, 95% interval +0.48 to +0.71). It ranks 242 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 508 by registration

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot 508 is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 1,618 times in 2019–2024.

Peugeot 508: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	1,618	1.55
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	1,360	1.30
A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly	179	0.17
A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure	65	0.06
A body panel or body component likely to become detached	60	0.06

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 104,376 (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

Does the Peugeot 508 fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

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