Ford C-MAX 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

44.1% of 85,298 MOT tests of the Ford C-MAX first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.5 (95% CI 104.4–106.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 Ford C-MAX fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Ford C-MAX built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	44.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	85298
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 104.4–106.6)	105.5	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	85298
Rank among this model's 15 build years	11	of 15	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	85298
Tested in 2024	10081	tests	median 103,367 miles	2024	10081

Built 2008 against Ford C-MAX normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 42.4% vs 38.7%; age 12: 42% vs 39.4%; age 13: 44.6% vs 42.1%; age 14: 44.5% vs 43.1%; age 15: 46% vs 44.5%; age 16: 47.2% vs 45.8%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Ford C-MAX by registration · All Ford C-MAX MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2008 Ford C-MAX fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Ford C-MAX built 2008: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
11	17,858	42.4	41.7–43.1	38.7	109.4
12	16,095	42	41.2–42.7	39.4	106.5
13	15,250	44.6	43.8–45.4	42.1	105.9
14	13,735	44.5	43.7–45.3	43.1	103.4
15	12,279	46	45.1–46.9	44.5	103.4
16	10,081	47.2	46.2–48.1	45.8	103

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 85,298 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2008 Ford C-MAX?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is suspension: 26.9 items per 100 first tests, against 10.2 across all build years of the Ford C-MAX. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Ford C-MAX built 2008 against the Ford C-MAX in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	26.9	10.2	22,959
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	23.9	12.9	20,346
Tyres	14.6	10.7	12,472
Body, chassis, structure	14.4	5.5	12,294
Brakes	12.5	8.2	10,633

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 85,298 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 15 published build years of the Ford C-MAX, 2008 ranks 11 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 103.8. 2009: index 106.8.

Ford C-MAX build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2005	103.3	86.2–120.4	no different (rough estimate)	286
2006	105.1	99.5–110.8	no different (rough estimate)	2,754
2007	103.8	102.3–105.2	worse	42,050
2008	105.5	104.4–106.6	worse	85,298
2009	106.8	105.1–108.4	worse	39,905
2010	111.2	109.5–112.9	worse	41,013
2011	93.2	91.9–94.5	better	66,001
2012	94.4	93.0–95.8	better	67,880
2013	95.2	93.9–96.5	better	84,568
2014	104.4	102.8–105.9	worse	76,864
2015	97.0	95.4–98.7	better	68,842
2016	91.3	89.5–93.1	better	64,451
2017	85.5	83.2–87.7	better	42,606
2018	111.1	107.2–114.9	worse	19,748
2019	122.9	116.4–129.4	worse	8,452

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 710,718 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Ford C-MAX 2008 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/ford-c-max/2008/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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