Is the Peugeot 308 reliable?

The Peugeot 308 scores 72/100 on Forecourt's MOT-based reliability measure, ahead of 21% of the cars we track. That score uses first-MOT pass rate and defect rate for cars registered 2018 onward (30,131 first tests), with cohort survival — high confidence.

How much does a used Peugeot 308 cost?

A 2023 Peugeot 308 with around 27,696 miles is worth roughly £16,550 today (typical range £14,950–£18,150). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.

How quickly does the Peugeot 308 depreciate?

A new Peugeot 308 typically loses about 47% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.

What insurance group is the Peugeot 308?

The Peugeot 308 sits in insurance group 15 of 50 — the cheaper end of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.

What goes wrong on a used Peugeot 308?

The parts most often recorded at MOT on the Peugeot 308 are: suspension (typically around over 100k miles, £150-£450 to put right); tyres & wheels (typically around over 100k miles, £80-£500 to put right); brakes (typically around over 100k miles, £150-£500 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.

What does the Peugeot 308 cost to run?

Expect around 50 mpg combined, £200 a year in road tax, about £185 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.

Is the Peugeot 308 ULEZ compliant?

Whether a Peugeot 308 is ULEZ compliant depends on its engine and registration date: petrol from 2006 and diesel from September 2015 generally qualify, and electric versions are always exempt.

How many Peugeot 308s are on UK roads?

About 135,720 Peugeot 308s are currently taxed and on the road in the UK, from DfT vehicle-licensing data.

Ranked #159 car in the UK · Hatchback · 2,315 units sold last year

Peugeot 308

The Peugeot 308 is a stylish family hatchback (and SW estate) with the distinctive i-Cockpit cabin. The current (2021 on, gen-3) car is offered as 1.2 PureTech petrol, diesel, plug-in hybrid and the electric e-308; the gen-2 (2013-2021) is plentiful used. Cross-shop the VW Golf, Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra (sister car) and Skoda Octavia.

How these figures are sourced — the valuation is anchored to a researched used-market price for this model (AutoTrader median, 2023 at 30k miles). Reliability, mileage and variant data are real DVSA MOT records. Dimensions, tyre sizes and costs, servicing figures and the insurance group are segment-level estimates rather than sourced per car, and are being replaced model by model.

Body: Hatchback
Years: 2018–2026
Fuel: Petrol / Diesel / Mild Hybrid / Plug-in Hybrid / Electric
Economy: 48 mpg
Insurance: Group 15

The short version

28/100

Forecourt score

Value 27 · Reliability 29 · catalogue percentiles

The Peugeot 308 loses value faster than most cars and is cheaper to run than most. Its MOT-based reliability is good — an MOT score of 72/100, ahead of 21% of the cars we track. On three-year value retention it ranks better than 27% of models.

The Forecourt score blends how this car ranks against the catalogue on value retention, reliability and insurance cost (weighted 40/40/20) — the from-new ownership picture. Higher is better; running cost is not yet folded in.

Eligible for £1,500 off — UK Electric Car GrantBand 2

Applies to the e-308 / e-308 SW (electric). Applied at point of sale — no application needed. Details on gov.uk.

Pick your version

Estimates are tuned to the version you choose.

Fuel

Petrol · 1199cc

Power

130 ps

Drivetrain

FWD

Cam drive

Wet belt

Quoted MPG

48 mpg

Volume 308 — 1.2 PureTech 130 PS manual. Active trim is entry. Most affordable.

Tell us about the one you're looking at

Year of registration2023

20182026

Mileage on the clock27,696 mi

0Expected: 27,696180k

Conditiongood

PoorFairGoodExcellent

Tidy and well looked-after for its age — the typical car.

Region

Remembered as you browse other cars.

Know the registration?

Optional — fills in the exact year and ULEZ status for your specific car. The registration isn’t stored.

Estimated market value

£14,900

Range £12,550 – £17,450

medium confidence

When new (2023)circa £24,000Age-based value£12,555Mileage adjustment+£0Condition & region-£7Market calibration+£3,352Forecourt price£15,900Private sale£13,900Part-exchange£12,250

Holdthis 3-year-old

Fair value — depreciation is moderating.

At 27,696 miles it’s about the ~32,204 typical for a 3-year-old.

Seen one for sale?

A data-led guide from the depreciation curve, UK parc trend and reliability — not financial advice.

The depreciation curve

How a 2023-registration Peugeot 308 loses value over time.

Marker = your selection
Dashed = mileage either side

What it costs to own

Over

Based on the 2023 car with 27,696 miles you entered above — worth about £14,900 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 5 years, at roughly 9,232 miles a year.

5-year total

£21,464

Per year

£4,293

All-in per mile

£0.46

Fuel per mile

16.4p

Depreciation£8,101

Fuel / energy£7,583

Servicing£1,765

Road tax£1,000

Insurance£3,015

Best age to buy — around 7 years

A 7-year-old example loses roughly £1,550 a year — 56% less than the £3,500 a one-year-old sheds. The steepest drop is behind it.

Uses current UK pump and home-charging prices (DESNZ weekly), typical-driver insurance and manufacturer service intervals. "Fuel per mile" is just the energy input — so an EV at ~9p and a diesel at ~22p make running-cost comparison direct. A guide; your own costs will vary.

How it compares

Where this car ranks against the 340 vehicles in our index — higher is better.

Holds its valuebetter than 27%

Reliabilitybetter than 29%

Fuel economybetter than 63%

Percentile rank across our full index. A measure is shown only where the data spreads meaningfully across the index.

Estimated insurance

Group 15 of 50 (low — cheaper end of the scale) · Comprehensive · 3 years NCB

Indicative annual comprehensive premiums for this car, by driver age band and risk profile. Pick the combination closest to your circumstances.

No-claims bonus3 years

0 yearsBaseline: 3 years15+

Risk profile:

Estimated annual premium · typical, age 33-39

£603/ year

Roughly £50 per month

Typical

Average UK driver — 3 years NCB, average postcode, no recent claims.

Age band	Lower risk	Typical	Higher risk
Age 17-25	£1,375	£1,719	£2,234
Age 26-32	£718	£844	£1,030
Age 33-39Selected	£531	£603	£712
Age 40-49	£450	£500	£581
Age 50+	£402	£446	£527

How we estimate this

Indicative annual comprehensive premium estimates. The 'Typical' figure represents an average UK driver in each age band; Lower and Higher risk show the realistic spread driven by factors UK insurers legitimately price on (postcode, occupation, claims history, NCB, voluntary excess, modifications). Based on 10,000 miles/yr, £250 voluntary excess, and the no-claims bonus selected above. Always get individual quotes before buying.

Expected annual costs

Adjust the annual mileage to match how you'll actually use the car. Insurance is what you selected above (age 33-39, typical risk, 3 yrs NCB).

Annual mileage9,232 mi/yr

2,000UK avg for this model: 9,23230,000

Routine service

£185

Annual main-dealer service

Major service

£210

Every 2 years, annualised

Road tax

£200

Standard rate, post year-one

Fuel

£1,517

48 mpg, £1.73/L

Insurance

£603

Age 33-39, group 15

Clean-air zones

⚠ Depends on variant

Based on London ULEZ standards — Birmingham, Bath, Bristol, Sheffield, Glasgow and other UK clean-air zones generally follow the same rules.

Total expected£2,715 / year

Excludes depreciation and unscheduled repairs (see next section).

Unexpected costs

What out-of-warranty repairs typically run, by mileage band. Your selected mileage is highlighted.

0-30k miles

£80

per year · low risk

30-60k miles

£240

per year · low risk

60-100k miles

£520

per year · medium risk

100k+ miles

£900

per year · high risk

Tyres

195/65 R15 · 205/55 R16 · 215/45 R17

What a full set of four will cost you (including fit and balance), and which brand each tier of buyer should pick. A typical set lasts about 24,000 miles.

Budget

£300

set of 4, fitted · £60 per tyre

Mid-range

£440

set of 4, fitted · £95 per tyre

Premium

£620

set of 4, fitted · £140 per tyre

What to fit

Optional extras worth paying for

Factory options ranked by how much of their original cost they recover at resale. Anything above 70% return tends to make money back; below 40% is paying for your own enjoyment.

Option	New cost	Added used value	Return
Tow bar (factory-fit) Niche, but the buyers who want one will pay for it.	£650	£450	69%
Parking sensors & reversing camera Near-expected now — its absence costs more than its presence returns.	£500	£300	60%
Heated seats / cold-weather pack	£450	£200	44%
Metallic or premium paint Almost universal — an unusual colour is the bigger resale risk.	£600	£200	33%
Panoramic / opening roof	£1,100	£350	32%
Larger alloy wheels	£700	£200	29%

What fails at MOT

Recorded in DVSA MOT test data for this model, not owner reports. Ordered against 27,696 miles.

Watch now

Failure typically happens around your current mileage.

Upcoming

Typically happens at a higher mileage than yours.

Already due

Past its usual failure mileage. Either already fixed, or about to.

SuspensionUpcoming

Typical at over 100k milesCost £150-£450medium severityParts high

Recorded in 12.1% of MOT tests over 100k miles — from 2,398,052 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

Tyres & wheelsUpcoming

Typical at over 100k milesCost £80-£500medium severityParts high

Recorded in 6.8% of MOT tests over 100k miles — from 2,398,052 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

BrakesUpcoming

Typical at over 100k milesCost £150-£500medium severityParts high

Recorded in 7.6% of MOT tests over 100k miles — from 2,398,052 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

Lighting & signallingUpcoming

Typical at over 100k milesCost £15-£120medium severityParts high

Recorded in 7.2% of MOT tests over 100k miles — from 2,398,052 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

Driver's viewUpcoming

Typical at over 100k milesCost £60-£300low severityParts high

Recorded in 3.0% of MOT tests over 100k miles — from 2,398,052 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

EmissionsUpcoming

Typical at over 100k milesCost £150-£800medium severityParts high

Recorded in 3.2% of MOT tests over 100k miles — from 2,398,052 DVSA MOT tests analysed.

"Parts low/medium/high" indicates how easy the replacement part is to source — discontinued or specialist parts mean longer workshop time and bigger bills.

Safety rating

Euro NCAP's independent crash-test rating for the Peugeot 308, from its 2022 assessment.

4/5

TEST YEAR2022

Current rating · valid to 2028

The passenger compartment of the 308 remained stable in the frontal offset test.

Independent crash-test data from Euro NCAP. Star ratings reflect the test protocol of the year shown — newer protocols are stricter, so a 5-star from 2024 represents a higher bar than a 5-star from 2014. Euro NCAP ratings run for six years from publication; a lapsed rating means the protocol has moved on, not that the car performs any worse than it did on test.

MOT outlook

How this model fares at its MOT as it ages — from 2,433,612 real DVSA test records.

MOT pass rate by age

84% at 3yr → 63.1% at 19yr

A 3-year-old 308 passes its MOT 84% of the time; by 19 years that has slipped to 63.1%. The y-axis is zoomed to this model’s range so the trend is readable.

Longevity

89%of 8-year-old examples are still taxed and on the road — a useful read on how well the model lasts.

From 9,422 vehicles registered in 2018.

Survival by registration year

89% of 2018 cars still on the road

Each point is one registration cohort. Older cars on the left, newer on the right. A flatter line means the model holds up over time; a steep drop means cohorts disappear from UK roads faster.

What’s on the road

The fuel-type split of every 308 with MOT history in the DVSA record. From 225,745 vehicles tested at least once - not the number on the road today, which is lower.

Diesel 63.0%
Petrol 34.0%
Hybrid 2.0%

What fails at the first MOT

The defect categories a 308 registered 2018–2023 fails on at its first MOT, from 30,131 first tests. Every car here is the same age and the same generation, so these are the faults that show up first - not the wear a high-mileage older example collects.

Tyres & wheels5.2%
Brakes1.5%
Lighting & signalling1.2%
Driver's view0.7%
Suspension0.6%
Emissions0.2%

Share of first MOT tests recording at least one defect in that category. DVSA test-item categories, not parts: “Driver’s view” covers mirrors, wipers and glass.

Typical mileage by age

The average odometer reading for a 308 at MOT, by age — measured from the same DVSA records, not assumed. A useful yardstick for whether a given car has done more or fewer miles than its age suggests.

3 yr32,204
4 yr41,288
5 yr49,994
6 yr58,362
7 yr66,350
8 yr73,861
9 yr80,629
10 yr86,766
11 yr92,011
12 yr96,538
13 yr100,268
14 yr102,987

Mean recorded mileage at MOT by vehicle age, from DVSA test records. Ages below three are not shown: the first MOT is due at three years, so the few cars tested earlier are a self-selected minority rather than a representative sample. Ages with at least 10 tests shown.

Reliability

72/ 100

Good

First-MOT pass rate and defect rate for cars registered 2018 onward (30,131 first tests), with cohort survival — high confidence.

MOT outlook · age 5 years

81%first-time pass rate

21st percentile — Among the worst — investigate carefully

Based on 237,623 MOT tests · ranked against 248 catalogue models with comparable data

Where this car sits in the catalogue

Pass-rate distribution across 248 catalogue models

Things owners say

01The 1.2 PureTech petrol uses a wet belt with a patchy reliability history - insist on up-to-date belt and oil service.
02The i-Cockpit's small wheel and high dials don't suit everyone - test the driving position first.
03PHEV versions only pay off with regular charging; match the variant to your usage.

Safety recalls

Manufacturers occasionally issue safety recalls to fix a fault free of charge. You can check whether the Peugeot 308, or your exact vehicle, has any outstanding recalls on the official DVSA service.

Check on GOV.UK

Opens the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency recall checker. Choose the make, model and year of manufacture — no registration needed.

Theft risk

A general indicator from UK 2025 theft data and this car’s characteristics — not a prediction for any one vehicle.

Whole-car theft

Around average

Theft risk is around the UK average. Like most modern cars it has keyless entry, so relay theft is the method to guard against.

Parts theft

Higher

Hybrid versions are a catalytic-converter target — a hybrid cat is rich in precious metals and can be cut out in about a minute.

Worth doing

Keep keys in a Faraday pouch and away from the front door to block relay attacks.
A catalytic-converter guard or forensic marking makes a hybrid far less appealing to cut.

Clean-air zones

Whether driving a Peugeot 308 into a UK clean-air zone will cost you anything. Rules use the same Euro standard across most zones — petrol from 2006 and diesel from 2015 onwards are exempt; pure electric is always exempt.

Charging zones for cars

City	Area	Daily charge	Likely outcome
London	All of Greater London (within the M25)	£12.50	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
Birmingham	Inside the A4540 Middleway	£8.00	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
Bristol	City centre and part of the Portway	£9.00	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
Glasgow	City centre	—	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
Edinburgh	City centre	—	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
Aberdeen	City centre	—	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.
Dundee	City centre	—	Likely exempt Diesel from September 2015 meets Euro 6.

Zones that don't charge private cars

Bath — City centre (Private cars and motorbikes are not charged).
Bradford — Outer ring road and the Aire Valley (Private cars are not charged).
Sheffield — Inside the A61 inner ring road (Private cars are not charged).
Newcastle & Gateshead — City centres and the Tyne, Swing, High Level and Redheugh bridges (Private cars are not charged).
Portsmouth — Part of the city centre (Applies to taxis, PHVs, buses, coaches and HGVs only).

Model-level guidance only. To check a specific registration, use the official gov.uk clean-air zone checker. Zone charges and boundaries are set by local councils and change over time.

Servicing & the dealer network

How well-supported Peugeot is across the UK — a practical read on how easy servicing, parts and warranty work will be to find.

Franchised UK dealers

~165

Large network

Mass-market

Network size relative to the UK's largest (Peugeot is 3.7% of all franchised outlets)

Servicing, parts and warranty work are easy to find UK-wide, and most independent garages know the brand well — which keeps maintenance competitive.

For context, the UK has roughly 4,500 franchised car-dealer outlets in total, plus about 15,500 independent garages.

Approximate figures, curated from public UK industry sources (NFDA, Car Dealer Magazine). Franchised networks shrink year on year — these indicate network size, not an exact count.

Dimensions & weight

These are segment estimates, not manufacturer figures. 296 of 325 catalogued cars share one of 14 identical dimension sets, so they describe a class rather than this particular car. Sourced figures replace them model by model.

Length

4,300 mm

Width

1,790 mm

Height

1,460 mm

Kerb weight

1,350 kg

Boot

380–1,250 L

Fuel tank

48 L

How many are still out there

How the UK Peugeot 308 fleet splits: taxed and on the road, parked off the road on a SORN, and gone from the register where that figure is available.

Total ever registered

173,506

Currently taxed & on road

135,720

78% of all registered

SORN (off road)

10,268

6% of all registered

Scrapped or exported

27,518

UK fleet trend — 2014 to 2025

-6% vs 2024

130,969135,720

Source: DfT VEH0124 vehicle licensing statistics (year-end 2025) · Updated 1 Oct 2026

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Common questions

Peugeot 308, answered from the data

Is the Peugeot 308 reliable?: The Peugeot 308 scores 72/100 on Forecourt's MOT-based reliability measure, ahead of 21% of the cars we track. That score uses first-MOT pass rate and defect rate for cars registered 2018 onward (30,131 first tests), with cohort survival — high confidence.
How much does a used Peugeot 308 cost?: A 2023 Peugeot 308 with around 27,696 miles is worth roughly £16,550 today (typical range £14,950–£18,150). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.
How quickly does the Peugeot 308 depreciate?: A new Peugeot 308 typically loses about 47% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.
What insurance group is the Peugeot 308?: The Peugeot 308 sits in insurance group 15 of 50 — the cheaper end of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.
What goes wrong on a used Peugeot 308?: The parts most often recorded at MOT on the Peugeot 308 are: suspension (typically around over 100k miles, £150-£450 to put right); tyres & wheels (typically around over 100k miles, £80-£500 to put right); brakes (typically around over 100k miles, £150-£500 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.
What does the Peugeot 308 cost to run?: Expect around 50 mpg combined, £200 a year in road tax, about £185 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.
Is the Peugeot 308 ULEZ compliant?: Whether a Peugeot 308 is ULEZ compliant depends on its engine and registration date: petrol from 2006 and diesel from September 2015 generally qualify, and electric versions are always exempt.
How many Peugeot 308s are on UK roads?: About 135,720 Peugeot 308s are currently taxed and on the road in the UK, from DfT vehicle-licensing data.

Answers are generated from this car's Forecourt data — DVSA MOT records, DfT licensing statistics and our valuation model — and update with the weekly data refresh.