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2008

117,119 MOT tests analysed. lands in the middle of the pack — here's where 2008s pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 1.5 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

77.2%

Pass-after-fix

5.7%

Fail

16.6%

Avg miles

51,588

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

2008: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 117,119 MOT tests, the 2008 returns 77.2% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a number-plate lamp out. A missing CV-joint boot and tyre tread under the limit round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 51,588, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    8,545 occurrences · 7.3% of tests

  2. 02

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    6,995 occurrences · 6.0% of tests

  3. 03

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    2,724 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  4. 04

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps

    2,448 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  5. 05

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    2,393 occurrences · 2.0% of tests

  6. 06

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    2,194 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  7. 07

    A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED

    1,994 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  8. 08

    Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn

    1,979 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  9. 09

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    1,708 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  10. 10

    Exhaust system leaking or insecure

    1,390 occurrences · 1.2% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£76–£165

If every one of this 2008's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Buying or keeping a 2008?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a 2008 and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.