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1,300 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where 5008 Allure Puretech S/ss pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 7.1 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
84.6%
Pass-after-fix
3.3%
Fail
11.1%
Avg miles
34,363
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Petrol cars first registered from January 2006 meet Euro 4 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.
Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 1,300 tests
Pass rate climbs 3.1 points across the cohorts — newer 5008 Allure Puretech S/s examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.
Pass
84.0%
Fail
11.0%
PRS
3.9%
Avg mileage at test
36,197 mi
Pass
87.1%
Fail
11.4%
PRS
1.1%
Avg mileage at test
27,454 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 785 MOT tests, the 5008 Allure Puretech S/S returns 85.5% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is tyre tread under the limit. A seriously damaged tyre and brake pads worn below 1.5 mm round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 28,000, 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
Around the UK fleet average for insurance cost. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.
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Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
29 occurrences · 2.2% of tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
26 occurrences · 2.0% of tests
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
21 occurrences · 1.6% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
19 occurrences · 1.5% of tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
18 occurrences · 1.4% of tests
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated
13 occurrences · 1.0% of tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources
11 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
11 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
7 occurrences · 0.5% of tests
Wiper blade defective
6 occurrences · 0.5% 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 2 failures
£140–£255
If every one of this 5008 Allure Puretech S/s'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. A 3.1-point gap between bands means the year you buy Peugeot 5008 Allure Puretech S/s has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.
Best band to buy
87.1%
2021+ registration
the 2021-on band climbs to 87.1% — a 3.1-point improvement. Tests in this band average 27,454 miles — roughly 9K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view — 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
84.0%
2018–2020 registration
On the 2018–2020 band, the data shows a 84.0% pass rate against a fleet average of 87.1% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, less than 1.5 mm thick, and has a cut in excess of the…. Average mileage on test for this band is 36,197 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: 2021+ (87.1% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2018-2020 (84.0% pass). That's a 3.1-point spread across 1,029 older tests and 271 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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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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What's good
The Peugeot 5008 might just be its most stylish in years yet it's also brilliantly practical. Pity it's let down by a sluggish mild hybrid engine, while the PHEV alternative isn't a solution that suits everyone.
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 5008 Allure Puretech S/s 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.
