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1,390 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where 2008 GT Line EVs pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 9.9 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
87.4%
Pass-after-fix
4.1%
Fail
8.3%
Avg miles
30,151
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
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Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 1,390 tests
Pass rate is broadly flat across the cohorts — new and old 2008 GT Line EV examples track each other at the test bay.
Pass
87.3%
Fail
7.9%
PRS
4.5%
Avg mileage at test
30,452 mi
Pass
87.6%
Fail
9.8%
PRS
2.6%
Avg mileage at test
29,089 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 672 MOT tests, the 2008 Gt Line Ev returns 87.3% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a seriously damaged tyre. A defective wiper blade and wipers that don't clear the screen round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 24,275, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
ABI Insurance Group
Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
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Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
59 occurrences · 4.2% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
30 occurrences · 2.2% of tests
Wiper blade defective
26 occurrences · 1.9% of tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
10 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
9 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
A tyre cords visible or damaged
9 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
7 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
6 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
Warning device shows system malfunction
5 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
4 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures
£180–£345
If every one of this 2008 GT Line EV's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Year-band analysis
First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. Pass rates barely move across bands here, so the year you buy Peugeot 2008 GT Line EV makes little measurable difference to MOT outcomes.
Best band to buy
87.6%
2021+ registration
the 2021-on band climbs to 87.6% — a 0.3-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: does not clear the windscreen effectively, has a cut in excess of the… — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. Post-2020 examples are early in their MOT life and generally show the cleanest records.
Band to be cautious about
87.3%
2018–2020 registration
On the 2018–2020 band, the data shows a 87.3% pass rate against a fleet average of 87.6% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: does not clear the windscreen effectively, blade defective, and has a cut in excess of the…. Average mileage on test for this band is 30,452 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: 2021+ (87.6% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2018-2020 (87.3% pass). That's a 0.3-point spread across 1,083 older tests and 307 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades
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Digital tyre-tread depth gauge
Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.
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Brake pad measurement gauge
Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.
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Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a 2008 GT Line EV and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.
