MOT comparison

Peugeot 208 Mk1 vs Citroen C3 Mk3

How the Peugeot 208 Mk1 (2012–2019) and the Citroen C3 Mk3 (2016–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Peugeot 208 Mk1

1,595,593

MOT tests compared · built 2012–2019

Passes more often in 0 of 11 mileage bands

Citroen C3 Mk3

529,459

MOT tests compared · built 2016–2026

Passes more often in 9 of 11 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Peugeot 208 Mk1 Citroen C3 Mk3

Under 10,000 miles 95.4% vs 95.3%

44,879 and 32,410 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.5% vs 92.3%

175,453 and 105,248 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 85.9% vs 87.8%

253,514 and 123,588 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 79.9% vs 83.3%

255,925 and 99,930 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 74.9% vs 79.3%

226,303 and 69,313 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 69.9% vs 74.6%

189,998 and 44,186 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 65.9% vs 70.3%

150,114 and 26,290 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 62.5% vs 66.2%

111,694 and 14,330 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 59.5% vs 62.8%

77,731 and 7,292 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 57.7% vs 62.1%

51,282 and 3,712 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 56.5% vs 60.3%

58,700 and 3,160 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Peugeot 208 Mk1 fails more often on

Front drive shaft

Fails about twice as often as the Citroen C3 Mk3: 4.8% of MOTs against 2.3%.

In 7 of 11 mileage bands
Engine management light

Fails about 3 times as often as the Citroen C3 Mk3: 2.5% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 6 of 11 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights
Rear brakes

Fails about 4 times as often as the Citroen C3 Mk3: 1.1% of MOTs against 0.30%.

In 6 of 11 mileage bands · Braking System

Citroen C3 Mk3 fails more often on

Rear position lamp

Fails about 5 times as often as the Peugeot 208 Mk1: 2.0% of MOTs against 0.39%.

In 7 of 11 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Rear brake pad

Fails about twice as often as the Peugeot 208 Mk1: 0.78% of MOTs against 0.31%.

In 7 of 11 mileage bands · Braking System

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

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