81.3%
Peugeot 108
Peugeot 108 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Peugeot 108 passed 81.3% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 9 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm.
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How the 108 compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
66.8%
Peugeot average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The 108 runs 14.5 points ahead of the Peugeot average. It is 1st of the 24 Peugeot models in the data. The average 108 arrived at its test 8.3 years old with 43,257 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
108 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Peugeot 108 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 75.5%, a drop of 12.5 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 12,305 | 88% | 15.7 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 62,909 | 80% | 7.7 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 1,526 | 75.5% | 3.2 pts above |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where 108 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Peugeot 108 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and tyres together account for 48.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common 108 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Peugeot 108 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 42.5% of everything testers recorded against failed Peugeot 108 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a 108
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has ply or cords exposed, condition has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 17.1% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick, service brake performance excessively binding and brake discs significantly and obviously worn. 12.3% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 6.2% of failure items.
4
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction. 3.7% of failure items.
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Peugeot 108 MOT FAQs
What is the Peugeot 108 MOT pass rate?
81.3% of Peugeot 108 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 77,108 tests. That is 9 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 178th of 575 models.
What does a Peugeot 108 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Peugeot 108 cars failing their 2025 MOT was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, on 6.5% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (6.2%) and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (5.3%).
Which area causes the most Peugeot 108 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 26.6%, followed by tyres at 22.3%.
Do older Peugeot 108 cars fail their MOT more often?
Peugeot 108 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88% of MOT tests in 2025, against 75.5% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Peugeot 108 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Peugeot 108 that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Peugeot 108's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.