Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss MOT pass rate: 88.4% (1,973 tests, 2025)

The Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss passed 88.4% of its 1,973 MOT tests in 2025 — 10.9 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 3 years old with 22,100 miles on the clock.

88.4%Pass rate (2025)

1,973MOT tests analysed

22,100 miMedian mileage at test

3 yrsMedian age at test

How the 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss compares

Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss

88.4%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Peugeot average (all models)

73.6%

What fails most on the Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Visibility	104	28.9%
2	Brakes	77	21.4%
3	Tyres	68	18.9%
4	Suspension	57	15.8%
5	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	54	15.0%

Pre-MOT checklist for 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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Check a specific 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

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FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss?

In 2025, 88.4% of 1,973 first MOT tests on the Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is visibility (28.9% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech Ss reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 88.4% it performs above the national average at a median age of 3 years and 22,100 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.