2022 Peugeot 208 Active Premium + P-Tech SS 1.2L Petrol · MT72 BZJ

The official MOT record for this 2022 Peugeot 208 shows a pass and a failure recorded on the very same date, 20 October 2025. No advisory notes or defect entries have been logged against either outcome, which means a technician subsequently cleared whatever caused the failure without further commentary being added to the document. As of late August 2026, no later test has been presented, so the most recent entry is now roughly ten months old and the next annual test is overdue by standard DVSA scheduling. The maintenance trend visible from the data alone is therefore indeterminate: there are simply too few recorded interactions to judge whether issues are resolving or recurring. At 52,995 miles across four years, this vehicle is covering approximately 13,000 miles per year, which sits noticeably above the typical mileage for a car of this age and class. Only one MOT interaction appears in the supplied history despite the car being in its fourth year, which is unusual. That single interaction took place at around the 52,000 mile mark, suggesting either significant omission of earlier tests, an off-road period before re-registration, or simply that no prior test outcomes were captured. Without intermediate data points, the rate of wear between the car's first registration and the recorded test cannot be verified from the MOT history alone. For a prospective buyer, the absence of advisories is not a clean bill of health, since the October 2025 failure proves at least one item required immediate attention even if it was rectified on the day. A physical inspection should focus on the components most likely to have caused a first-test failure: brake pads, discs and callipers for binding or uneven wear, coil springs and suspension bushes for cracks or corrosion, tyre condition and tread depth across all four corners, exhaust integrity and emissions, and lighting and electrical systems. The bodywork, underbody and structural mounting points should also be examined for corrosion, particularly around wheel arches and suspension turrets, given the higher-than-average annual mileage. Given the lack of detailed advisory data, the limited number of recorded tests, and the overdue status of the next MOT, purchasing risk remains elevated. A pre-purchase inspection by an independent garage, followed by an immediate fresh MOT test, would be the most prudent course before committing to this vehicle. Buying score: 42 Risk level: High Editorial insight: Sparse MOT data with a same-day pass and fail, no recorded advisories, and an overdue next test leave too many unknowns. The high annual mileage further increases the chance of underlying wear, and the absence of detailed defect history prevents confident judgement of mechanical condition. A buyer should treat the paperwork as inconclusive and budget for a thorough independent inspection.