2010 Peugeot 308 1.6L Diesel · FP10 FAJ

The Peugeot 308 currently fails the roadworthiness standard. The most recent test on 25 March 2026 at 122,802 miles returned a failure with no defects recorded, leaving the cause undocumented. Prior to this, the record shows a worsening pattern of administrative or undocumented failures: the car failed on 25 March 2025 at 115,003 miles and again on 26 March 2024 at 109,084 miles, each with no defects logged, before later passing on retest days later. This repeated fail-then-pass behaviour within the same week suggests either clerical test errors or unresolved faults cleared without transparency, not a stable maintenance history. The odometer sat at 109,084 miles in March 2024, rose to 115,013 miles by March 2025, and reached 122,802 miles by March 2026. That equates to roughly 6,700 to 7,800 miles per year, close to the typical 7,675-mile average for a 16-year-old vehicle. No large mileage gaps or sudden accumulation appear. The DVSA entries themselves carry no advisories or recorded defects across any test, so the data alone shows a clean mechanical paper trail aside from the unexplained failures. A buyer must treat the undocumented 2026 failure as a red flag. The tester logged no defects, yet the vehicle could not pass, implying a possible emissions limit breach, identifier mismatch, or withdrawn test. Inspect the exhaust emissions and catalytic converter on a cold start. Verify the VIN plate and DVSA test station records before purchase. Given the repeated no-defect failures, physically check structural integrity and corrosion on sills, subframes, and suspension mounting points. Examine brake discs, calipers, and suspension bushes for age-related wear not captured in the sparse record. The previous owners cleared each failure quickly, but the pattern points to lax pre-test preparation rather than thorough upkeep.