2022 Peugeot 208 Active Premium Puretech SS 1.2L Petrol · YP22 KBX

The DVSA record for this 2022 Peugeot 208 presents a uniformly clean roadworthiness profile, with both recorded MOT tests on 2025-03-25 and 2026-03-19 returning pass results and no advisories or defects logged. The absence of any flagged components across two consecutive tests suggests that, as far as the statutory inspection regime is concerned, the vehicle has been maintaining its safety-critical systems well within serviceable limits. Given the car's age of approximately four years, this clean sheet is the expected position rather than a surprise, but it does at least confirm that there has been no emerging pattern of corrosion, brake wear, or suspension degradation that has yet crossed the MOT failure or advisory threshold. With 12,489 miles recorded over roughly four years of life, the annual accumulation rate works out to around 3,100 miles per year, which sits firmly in the low-mileage bracket for a petrol-powered supermini of this generation. Such restrained usage is consistent with a second household car, short urban commute duties, or extended periods of standing between uses rather than sustained daily driving. Mechanically, this profile tends to preserve major drivetrain components and reduce wear on friction items like brake discs and pads, but it can conversely accelerate ageing of less-used items such as brake caliper slide mechanisms, which can corrode and bind when rarely exercised, and underbody underseal protection, which can degrade faster on a car that sits for prolonged periods. For a prospective buyer, the absence of recorded advisories means there are no specific flagged components to prioritise, but the low-mileage context does warrant a focused physical inspection of the items that MOT testing alone can miss or only capture once they have deteriorated significantly. On a test drive, pay particular attention to smooth, progressive brake response from cold, since seized caliper sliders or lightly corroded brake discs can produce a judder or pull under the first few firm applications before clearing. Listen for knocking or clonking from the front suspension over speed humps and uneven surfaces, as anti-roll bar bushes, drop links, and bottom arms can perish or develop play on lightly used cars. With the bonnet open, check the condition and level of engine oil, coolant, and brake fluid, the latter of which benefits from replacement on a time rather than mileage basis regardless of how few miles have been covered. A scan of the underbody for any signs of surface corrosion, oil misting around the PureTech engine, and a visual check of all four tyres for even tread wear and sidewall condition would round off a sensible pre-purchase appraisal.