Skoda Roomster 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

45.0% of 14,497 MOT tests of the Skoda Roomster 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 107.1 (95% CI 104.5–109.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 Skoda Roomster fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Skoda Roomster built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	45.0	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	14497
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 104.5–109.7)	107.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	14497
Rank among this model's 10 build years	9	of 10	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	14497
Tested in 2024	2069	tests	median 103,150 miles	2024	2069

Built 2008 against Skoda Roomster normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 42.4% vs 35.8%; age 12: 44.6% vs 39.8%; age 13: 43.7% vs 41.6%; age 14: 45.2% vs 43.7%; age 15: 46.9% vs 45.6%; age 16: 47.8% vs 47.3%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Skoda Roomster by registration · All Skoda Roomster 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 Skoda Roomster 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.

Skoda Roomster 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	2,691	42.4	40.6–44.3	35.8	118.6
12	2,540	44.6	42.6–46.5	39.8	112
13	2,501	43.7	41.8–45.7	41.6	105.2
14	2,407	45.2	43.2–47.2	43.7	103.5
15	2,289	46.9	44.8–48.9	45.6	102.8
16	2,069	47.8	45.7–50	47.3	101.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,497 (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 Skoda Roomster?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is suspension: 31.3 items per 100 first tests, against 14.8 across all build years of the Skoda Roomster. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Skoda Roomster built 2008 against the Skoda Roomster in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	31.3	14.8	4,543
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	30.2	20.9	4,375
Brakes	19.4	12.5	2,807
Body, chassis, structure	16.9	10.1	2,453
Tyres	12.3	9.3	1,787

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,497 (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 10 published build years of the Skoda Roomster, 2008 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 105.8. 2009: index 109.0.

Skoda Roomster build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2006	105.2	99.6–110.8	no different (rough estimate)	2,722
2007	105.8	103.5–108.0	worse	17,539
2008	107.1	104.5–109.7	worse	14,497
2009	109.0	105.2–112.8	worse	7,517
2010	94.0	90.5–97.5	better	8,602
2011	92.1	88.7–95.5	better	10,115
2012	100.3	97.2–103.5	no different	14,962
2013	94.0	90.8–97.1	better	16,260
2014	90.9	87.6–94.2	better	16,695
2015	92.2	87.7–96.7	better	10,372

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 119,281 (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). Skoda Roomster 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/skoda-roomster/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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