MOT comparison

Peugeot 308 Mk2 vs Vauxhall Astra Mk7

How the Peugeot 308 Mk2 (T9) (2013–2021) and the Vauxhall Astra Mk7 (2015–2022) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Peugeot 308 Mk2 (T9)

551,161

MOT tests compared · built 2013–2021

Passes more often in 0 of 14 mileage bands

Vauxhall Astra Mk7

1,099,546

MOT tests compared · built 2015–2022

Passes more often in 12 of 14 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Peugeot 308 Mk2 Vauxhall Astra Mk7

Under 10,000 miles 93.8% vs 94.1%

7,925 and 26,154 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 91.4% vs 92.3%

36,151 and 101,464 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 87.0% vs 88.4%

65,717 and 167,738 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 83.0% vs 84.7%

76,551 and 180,480 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 79.3% vs 81.9%

73,904 and 163,018 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 75.7% vs 79.5%

66,063 and 133,738 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 72.8% vs 76.8%

55,706 and 102,700 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 70.0% vs 74.2%

45,515 and 74,843 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 67.9% vs 71.8%

35,255 and 52,102 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 67.1% vs 70.1%

26,892 and 35,087 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 65.6% vs 68.7%

38,950 and 42,340 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 63.9% vs 67.4%

15,337 and 13,875 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 64.1% vs 66.2%

5,363 and 4,502 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 62.4% vs 65.4%

1,832 and 1,505 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 308 Mk2 fails more often on

Front ball joint

Fails about 4 times as often as the Vauxhall Astra Mk7: 2.7% of MOTs against 0.76%.

In 12 of 14 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Front coil spring

Fails over 20 times as often as the Vauxhall Astra Mk7: 2.3% of MOTs against 0.02%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Springs & Shocks
Registration plate

Fails about 5 times as often as the Vauxhall Astra Mk7: 2.3% of MOTs against 0.48%.

In 11 of 14 mileage bands · Number Plates

Vauxhall Astra Mk7 fails more often on

Rear position lamp

Fails about 14 times as often as the Peugeot 308 Mk2: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.09%.

In 10 of 14 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Engine management light

Fails about twice as often as the Peugeot 308 Mk2: 2.1% of MOTs against 1.1%.

In 10 of 14 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

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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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