261,195 on UK roads in 2025+10,096 vs 2024
On the road
261k
261,195 licensed
Change vs 2024
+4%
+10,096 cars
New in 2025
16,626
first-time registrations
Electrified
10.5%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Peugeot 208 is a common sight on UK roads, with 261,195 licensed in 2025 - up 4% on 2024. 16,626 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (75%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Peugeot 208 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Peugeot 208 on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Peugeot 208 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 215,725 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
74%
215,725 MOT tests in 2025 · 174,248 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
81.9%
2023
79.1%
2024
75.6%
2025
74%
▼ 7.9 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Peugeot 208 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 179,421 cars tracked across years
45.7%
low · <5k
51.9%
avg · 5-15k
2.5%
high · 15k+
Most cover 3,388-7,812 miles a year (median 5,347).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 47,206 → 52,768 → 58,057 → 62,653
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Petrol
138,394 tests
74.9%
Diesel
35,336 tests
70.3%
A 2025 Peugeot 208 passes first time 74% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 5,997 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 86.2% of low-mileage cars pass versus 61.6% past 120k.
Of 45,222 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Peugeot 208, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
