Reliability report
Peugeot 508 reliability and common faults
Based on 43,376 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
24.9%
fail rate · average 23.5%
worse than average
16,219 MOT tests (DVSA)
🇳🇱 Netherlands · APK
52.9%
with defects · average 46.0%
much worse than average
19,377 APK inspections (RDW)
🇱🇹 Lithuania · inspection
57.4%
first-time pass · average 66.5%
much worse than average
7,780 inspections
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the Peugeot 508
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Wheelsconfirmed in 2 countries
Plates and identification
Tyresconfirmed in 2 countries
Body and structure
Lights and electrics
Visibility
Brakes
Suspension
Exhaust and emissions
Seat belts and airbags
Steering
Most common test failures
- 1Excessive leakage of other fluids
- 2Tyre(s) with tread depth of 1.6 to 2.5 mm
- 3Number plate light doesn't work (properly) / missing
- 4Tyre insufficient tread
- 5Tyre pressure not at correct value
- 6Low beam incorrectly adjusted
- 7Mechanical parts of the brake system show wear
- 8Turn signal color incorrect/not allowed
- 9Windscreen wiper system gives insufficient visibility
- 10Spring broken or cracked
- 11Tyre damaged
- 12Low beam / high beam doesn't work (properly)
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 14.9% avg 9.9% | 34.1% avg 27.0% |
| 6–8 years | 18.0% avg 15.3% | 41.5% avg 36.7% |
| 9–11 years | 24.3% avg 22.9% | 56.2% avg 44.4% |
| 12–15 years | 30.3% avg 30.3% | 60.7% avg 55.4% |
🇱🇹 First-time pass rate in Lithuania – by year of manufacture
| Year | 508 | Average for year | Inspections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 86.5% | 86.7% | 74 |
| 2020 | 74.4% | 78.6% | 82 |
| 2019 | 79.2% | 83.2% | 202 |
| 2018 | 69.1% | 79.5% | 97 |
| 2017 | 60.4% | 76.6% | 207 |
| 2016 | 60.6% | 72.8% | 502 |
| 2015 | 65.6% | 71.1% | 874 |
| 2014 | 59.9% | 68.0% | 670 |
| 2013 | 54.4% | 65.9% | 994 |
| 2012 | 53.1% | 63.7% | 1,886 |
| 2011 | 53.3% | 61.2% | 2,169 |
Peugeot 508 – FAQs
How reliable is the Peugeot 508?+
In the UK the Peugeot 508 fails 24.9% of MOT tests, against an average of 23.5% for cars of the same age – worse than average. In the Netherlands, inspectors found defects at 52.9% of APK inspections (average there 46.0%) – much worse than average. In Lithuania 57.4% pass their roadworthiness test first time (average for those years there 66.5%) – much worse than average.
What goes wrong most often on the Peugeot 508?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: wheels, tyres.
What should I check when buying a used Peugeot 508?+
The most common inspection failures: Excessive leakage of other fluids; Tyre(s) with tread depth of 1.6 to 2.5 mm; Number plate light doesn't work (properly) / missing; Tyre insufficient tread; Tyre pressure not at correct value. Before you buy, also check the free MOT history on GOV.UK and the car’s history by reg or VIN (mileage, damage, theft).
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).