Perodua Myvi 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

32.6% of 751 MOT tests of the Perodua Myvi 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 108.0 (95% CI 94.5–121.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Perodua Myvi built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	32.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	751
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 94.5–121.5)	108.0	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	751
Rank among this model's 7 build years	6	of 7	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	751
Tested in 2024	170	tests	median 66,875 miles	2024	170

Built 2008 against Perodua Myvi normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 33.7% vs 31.9%; age 12: 32.4% vs 26.3%; age 13: 31.6% vs 32.2%; age 14: 37.8% vs n/a%; age 15: 40.9% vs n/a%; age 16: 41.2% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Perodua Myvi by registration · All Perodua Myvi 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 Perodua Myvi 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.

Perodua Myvi 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	273 (rough estimate)	33.7	28.4–39.5	31.9	105.5
12	244 (rough estimate)	32.4	26.8–38.5	26.3	122.9
13	234 (rough estimate)	31.6	26–37.8	32.2	98.1
14	217 (rough estimate)	37.8	31.6–44.4	not available	not available
15	193 (rough estimate)	40.9	34.2–48	not available	not available
16	170 (rough estimate)	41.2	34.1–48.7	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,331 (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 Perodua Myvi?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 28.8 items per 100 first tests, against 18 across all build years of the Perodua Myvi. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Perodua Myvi built 2008 against the Perodua Myvi in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	28.8	18	383
Steering	23.2	7.9	309
Suspension	16.2	12.3	216
Brakes	15.6	10.7	207
Visibility	15.1	12.4	201

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,331 (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 7 published build years of the Perodua Myvi, 2008 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 108.4. 2009: index 103.2.

Perodua Myvi build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2007	108.4	94.2–122.5	no different (rough estimate)	683
2008	108.0	94.5–121.5	no different (rough estimate)	751
2009	103.2	93.9–112.6	no different (rough estimate)	1,560
2010	98.3	90.7–106.0	no different (rough estimate)	2,330
2011	99.8	92.0–107.5	no different (rough estimate)	2,349
2012	91.2	82.1–100.3	no different (rough estimate)	1,635
2013	88.2	74.0–102.4	no different (rough estimate)	649

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,957 (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). Perodua Myvi 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/perodua-myvi/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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