Toyota Corolla 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

36.3% of 24,423 MOT tests of the Toyota Corolla 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 98.8 (95% CI 96.7–100.8; 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.

Toyota Corolla built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	36.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	24423
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.7–100.8)	98.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	24423
Rank among this model's 15 build years	9	of 15	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	24423
Tested in 2024	3284	tests	median 119,955 miles	2024	3284

Built 2008 against Toyota Corolla normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 34.7% vs 37.5%; age 12: 36% vs 35.8%; age 13: 35.6% vs 36.1%; age 14: 35.8% vs 35.4%; age 15: 37.4% vs 37.6%; age 16: 38.7% vs 38.5%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Toyota Corolla by registration · All Toyota Corolla 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 Toyota Corolla 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 Corolla 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	3,882	34.7	33.2–36.2	37.5	92.5
12	4,687	36	34.6–37.3	35.8	100.4
13	4,533	35.6	34.2–37	36.1	98.6
14	4,247	35.8	34.4–37.3	35.4	101.1
15	3,790	37.4	35.9–39	37.6	99.6
16	3,284	38.7	37.1–40.4	38.5	100.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,423 (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 Corolla?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 31.6 items per 100 first tests, against 32.7 across all build years of the Toyota Corolla. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Toyota Corolla built 2008 against the Toyota Corolla 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	31.6	32.7	7,715
Brakes	13.2	19.6	3,219
Visibility	12.8	11.3	3,114
Suspension	9.8	11.3	2,395
Tyres	8.6	7.3	2,097

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,423 (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 Toyota Corolla, 2008 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 98.2. 2009: index 98.1.

Toyota Corolla build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	104.1	99.9–108.4	no different	5,098
1999	94.6	91.4–97.8	better	8,284
2000	95.4	92.5–98.3	better	10,381
2001	90.5	88.3–92.7	better	17,480
2002	102.0	100.4–103.6	worse	36,881
2003	102.9	101.5–104.2	worse	51,795
2004	102.9	101.7–104.1	worse	66,160
2005	98.6	97.6–99.6	better	94,630
2006	96.9	96.0–97.9	better	98,169
2007	98.2	96.6–99.9	better	35,758
2008	98.8	96.7–100.8	no different	24,423
2009	98.1	94.6–101.6	no different	8,771
2010	93.8	79.5–108.1	no different (rough estimate)	516
2019	104.6	101.9–107.4	worse	48,637
2020	100.3	97.2–103.4	no different	37,298

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 544,281 (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). Toyota Corolla 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-corolla/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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