Peugeot 508 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Peugeot

Model: 508

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 111,836 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

77.2%

Share of this model's 111,836 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

242.8 mpg

CO2 emission

48 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£125/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

109,690

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

126,466

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

10.5

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

15,254

15,253 valid MOT, 1 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

111,836

111,836 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

15,254On the road

Insight summary

Peugeot 508 is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 15,254 represented vehicles and 0.04% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 77.2% from 111,836 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 48. The current pool shows an average of 109,690 miles and an average age of 10.5 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 126,466 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are lighting, coil springs and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Peugeot 508 looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	13,380
PETROL	1,474
ELECTRIC DIESEL	346
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	40
ELECTRIC	7
OTHER	6
FUEL CELLS	1

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

96%

Children

86%

Pedestrian

71%

Safety systems

79%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,861
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,837
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,490
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,488
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,428
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,332
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,228
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,116
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,077
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,075
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1,033
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))	885
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	800
Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	789
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	751
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	692
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	638
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	604
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	597
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	590
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	542
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	526
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	509
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	485
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	453

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 23,826 defects across this top 25 set

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,861

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,837

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

1,490

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

1,488

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,428

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,332

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

1,228

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,116

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,077

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

1,075

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

1,033

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

885

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

800

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

789

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

751

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

692

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

638

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

604

Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))

597

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

590

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

542

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

526

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

509

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

485

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

453

Peugeot 508 reliability and MOT data