2020 Peugeot 3008 1.5L Diesel · FP20 FXM

The Peugeot 3008 presents as roadworthy following its most recent MOT pass on 23 June 2025 at 19,769 miles, with the maintenance trend appearing stable across its recorded history. The June 2025 test cycle shows a fail and pass on the same day at identical mileage, yet the DVSA record lists no defects for either outcome, indicating the failure likely involved administrative or non-mechanical grounds rather than a fault requiring rectification. Prior tests in July 2023 at 3,747 miles and June 2024 at 10,969 miles both passed with no advisories, confirming a clean mechanical record over the vehicle's six-year life. The mileage pattern reflects very low use for a 2020 registered vehicle. The car covered just 3,747 miles by July 2023, then added 7,222 miles in the following year to June 2024, and a further 8,800 miles by June 2025. That averages roughly 3,295 miles per annum against its age. Such low annual accumulation suggests extended standing periods, which can allow brake calipers to seize, tyres to develop flat spots, and underbody corrosion to begin unseen despite the absence of recorded advisories. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of the braking system, suspension bushes, and coil springs given the long idle intervals implied by the mileage. The clean MOT history offers no flagged structural integrity concerns, but the same-day fail and pass with zero defects warrants confirmation that no outstanding recall or documentation issue remains open with DVSA. Given the sparse and clean record, the prudent step is a pre-purchase check of exhaust emissions, brake disc condition, and any latent corrosion on sills or subframes. Low mileage alone does not certify component health where the car has sat unused for weeks at a time.