Does the Peugeot 508 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Peugeot 508 records 18.71 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 11.74 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+6.97, 95% interval +6.70 to +7.23). It ranks 117 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Peugeot 508 by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Peugeot 508 is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 6,495 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 6,495 | 6.22 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 2,697 | 2.58 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps | 1,859 | 1.78 |
| A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED | 1,451 | 1.39 |
| A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 1,206 | 1.16 |
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
If a Peugeot 508 gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
28.5% of Peugeot 508 MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,864 miles later (1,647 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,647 (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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