Peugeot 308 reliability

MOT tests in 2025, published 22 Jun 2026. DVSA publishes a new year each summer.

64.3% of the 125,924 Peugeot 308 cars three years and over tested in 2025 passed their MOT first time. Cars of the same ages passed 70.3% of the time, so the 308 did worse than average.

That ranks it 211 of 248 models overall and 7 of 13 Peugeot models. How the score works.

Against cars of the same age

Each year's pass rate against all cars first used that year. Bars past the tick did better than average for their age.

Peugeot 308 first-time pass rate by year first used
Peugeot 308 pass rate by year
ItemPeugeot 308All cars that year
202288.1%88.5%
202183.4%87.2%
202084.5%86.0%
201981.0%83.5%
201876.7%80.9%
201772.0%78.2%
201669.0%74.9%
201567.4%71.9%
201461.9%68.6%
201355.0%65.8%
201255.5%63.5%
201157.1%61.2%
201052.5%59.3%
200949.9%58.3%
200849.6%57.2%
200746.0%57.4%

Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.

Where it fails

The share of Peugeot 308 cars tested with a failure in each area, against all cars. For the exact items, see the Peugeot 308 MOT check.

Peugeot 308 failures by area
Peugeot 308 failure areas
ItemPeugeot 308All cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.9%10.6%
Suspension12.4%9.0%
Tyres7.9%6.2%
Brakes7.7%6.2%
Body, chassis, structure6.1%3.3%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.6%3.1%

Source: DVSA, tests in 2025, published 22 June 2026.

Checking one car?

These figures describe groups of cars. A vehicle history report shows the full MOT history, mileage, outstanding finance, write-offs and stolen records for one registration.

Figures from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing data for MOT tests in 2025, published by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Analysis by Motoring Insider. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we work out these figures.