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Toyota Aygo 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

41.6% of 75,034 MOT tests of the Toyota Aygo 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 106.2 (95% CI 105.0–107.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 Toyota Aygo fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Toyota Aygo built in 2008 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time41.6%all ages tested2019–202475034
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 105.0–107.4)106.2index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202475034
Rank among this model's 16 build years14of 161 = fails least for its age2019–202475034
Tested in 202411329testsmedian 80,728 miles202411329
line · Toyota Aygo built 2008 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2008 37% vs model normal 35.1% at age 11 · 2019–2024
Built 2008 against Toyota Aygo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 37% vs 35.1%; age 12: 39.8% vs 36.2%; age 13: 40.5% vs 38.7%; age 14: 42.2% vs 40.1%; age 15: 44.8% vs 42.1%; age 16: 46.5% vs 44.1%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

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

How does the 2008 Toyota Aygo 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.

Toyota Aygo built 2008: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
1113,6393736.2–37.835.1105.4
1212,84639.839–40.736.2110
1312,70540.539.6–41.338.7104.6
1412,48542.241.4–43.140.1105.3
1512,03044.843.9–45.742.1106.5
1611,32946.545.5–47.444.1105.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 75,034 (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 Toyota Aygo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 28.8 items per 100 first tests, against 13.4 across all build years of the Toyota Aygo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Toyota Aygo built 2008 against the Toyota Aygo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2008, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28.813.421,637
Brakes28.311.821,243
Suspension20.66.815,484
Tyres9.36.96,947
Body, chassis, structure9.236,872

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 75,034 (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 16 published build years of the Toyota Aygo, 2008 ranks 14 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 100.9. 2009: index 100.6.

Toyota Aygo build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2005107.0104.2–109.9worse11,000
2006102.9101.6–104.1worse57,298
2007100.999.7–102.1no different64,503
2008106.2105.0–107.4worse75,034
2009100.699.5–101.8no different79,722
201098.397.0–99.5better73,558
2011102.8101.5–104.1worse78,565
2012105.9104.5–107.2worse90,314
2013106.8105.4–108.2worse92,109
2014103.0101.6–104.3worse116,690
201592.691.4–93.8better139,528
201692.391.0–93.7better134,043
201792.590.9–94.0better112,187
201899.897.9–101.7no different88,808
201997.895.5–100.0no different67,178
202095.492.1–98.8better33,469

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,314,006 (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). Toyota Aygo 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/toyota-aygo/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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