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How many Peugeot 208 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 259,104 licensed and 6,556 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Peugeot 208 generic-model group.

Looking at a 208?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular 208 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the 208 disappearing?

259,104 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the 208 is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 29% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 6,556 are declared SORN — 1 in 41 of the 265,660 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

208 MOT pass rate

In 2024, 68.8% of 152,067 Peugeot 208 MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average. Pass rate moves with age: 81.3% of cars aged 3–5 years passed first time, against 61.6% aged 10–14 years.

  • Exhaust Emissions — 6.6% of tests. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
  • Transmission — 5.1% of tests. A fault with a driveshaft, gaiter or transmission component. Costs vary widely.
  • Headlamps — 4.2% of tests. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.
  • Registration Plate Lamp(s) — 3.8% of tests. The light over the number plate is out. A bulb.

Full age bands and failure notes are on the Peugeot 208 MOT pass rate page.

Before you buy

  • Exhaust Emissions — 6.6% of tests in 2024. The car exceeded its emissions limits. Can be a sensor or a service, but on a diesel it can also mean an expensive filter or catalyst.
  • Transmission — 5.1% of tests in 2024. A fault with a driveshaft, gaiter or transmission component. Costs vary widely.
  • Headlamps — 4.2% of tests in 2024. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.
  • Registration Plate Lamp(s) — 3.8% of tests in 2024. The light over the number plate is out. A bulb.
  • Check the actual 208 — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Quarterly licensed and SORN counts

Every quarter DfT has published for this model group, newest first.

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1259,1046,556
2025 Q4258,7186,166
2025 Q3258,8905,453
2025 Q2257,0855,327
2025 Q1255,1835,071
2024 Q4250,6814,392
2024 Q3248,2293,654
2024 Q2246,5013,494
2024 Q1243,7873,411
2023 Q4239,2852,991
2023 Q3236,2412,649
2023 Q2232,5022,443
2023 Q1229,4022,291
2022 Q4226,2652,164
2022 Q3224,1961,986
2022 Q2219,8841,918
2022 Q1214,8072,037
2021 Q4211,3831,744
2021 Q3208,2301,682
2021 Q2205,9691,656
2021 Q1201,1581,735
2020 Q4197,3021,576
2020 Q3194,9441,398
2020 Q2190,9241,389
2020 Q1189,2181,342
2019 Q4187,3091,288
2019 Q3183,8041,171
2019 Q2178,8461,094
2019 Q1175,427907
2018 Q4170,0481,069
2018 Q3167,414746
2018 Q2163,820767
2018 Q1159,864781
2017 Q4154,713995
2017 Q3152,928711
2017 Q2147,702681
2017 Q1143,693703
2016 Q4137,576696
2016 Q3132,878499
2016 Q2126,047432
2016 Q1119,142589
2015 Q4110,735746
2015 Q3106,090631
2015 Q299,690641
2015 Q193,236516
2014 Q483,315428
2014 Q380,500369

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Common questions

How many Peugeot 208 cars are left in the UK?

259,104 were licensed and 6,556 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, according to DfT and DVLA statistics for this generic-model group.

How many Peugeot 208 cars are SORN?

6,556 are declared SORN — 1 in 41 of the 265,660 still on the DVLA record at the end of 2026 Q1.

Is the 208 disappearing?

259,104 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the 208 is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 29% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 6,556 are declared SORN — 1 in 41 of the 265,660 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

What is the Peugeot 208 MOT pass rate?

In 2024, 68.8% of 152,067 Peugeot 208 MOTs passed first time — below the 71.2% UK average.

What does the 208 fail its MOT on?

The most common initial failure categories in 2024 are exhaust emissions (6.6% of tests), transmission (5.1% of tests), headlamps (4.2% of tests).

Does this say whether one 208 is a good buy?

No. These are population figures for the model group. Enter that vehicle's registration for its own free MOT, tax and mileage record.

Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.