Vauxhall Corsa 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

46.9% of 373,281 MOT tests of the Vauxhall Corsa 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 99.8 (95% CI 99.3–100.3; 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.

Vauxhall Corsa built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	46.9	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	373281
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.3–100.3)	99.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	373281
Rank among this model's 22 build years	11	of 22	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	373281
Tested in 2024	43313	tests	median 88,516 miles	2024	43313

Built 2008 against Vauxhall Corsa normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 46.5% vs 46.6%; age 12: 45.8% vs 44.9%; age 13: 48% vs 46.6%; age 14: 47.1% vs 47.1%; age 15: 47.4% vs 48.7%; age 16: 46.7% vs 49.2%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Vauxhall Corsa by registration · All Vauxhall Corsa 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 Vauxhall Corsa 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.

Vauxhall Corsa 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	81,135	46.5	46.1–46.8	46.6	99.7
12	72,224	45.8	45.4–46.1	44.9	101.9
13	66,337	48	47.6–48.4	46.6	103.1
14	58,923	47.1	46.7–47.5	47.1	99.8
15	51,349	47.4	47–47.8	48.7	97.4
16	43,313	46.7	46.2–47.2	49.2	94.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 373,281 (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 Vauxhall Corsa?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is suspension: 36.1 items per 100 first tests, against 20.4 across all build years of the Vauxhall Corsa. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Vauxhall Corsa built 2008 against the Vauxhall Corsa in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	36.1	20.4	134,935
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	35.2	22.6	131,534
Brakes	11.1	12.6	41,408
Tyres	10.1	8.7	37,856
Visibility	10.1	9.8	37,735

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 373,281 (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 22 published build years of the Vauxhall Corsa, 2008 ranks 11 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 99.9. 2009: index 98.9.

Vauxhall Corsa build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	88.4	84.8–92.0	better	5,166
1999	87.7	84.9–90.5	better	8,511
2000	94.3	92.1–96.4	better	14,776
2001	102.0	100.7–103.3	worse	42,643
2002	101.3	100.3–102.4	worse	68,578
2003	102.1	101.2–103.0	worse	97,869
2004	103.4	102.6–104.2	worse	114,776
2005	105.2	104.5–106.0	worse	140,750
2006	104.6	103.9–105.3	worse	177,398
2007	99.9	99.4–100.4	no different	307,947
2008	99.8	99.3–100.3	no different	373,281
2009	98.9	98.4–99.4	better	365,430
2010	100.0	99.5–100.5	no different	369,962
2011	96.5	96.0–96.9	better	386,347
2012	99.3	98.8–99.7	better	437,869
2013	106.2	105.7–106.7	worse	426,635
2014	111.0	110.5–111.6	worse	464,836
2015	94.4	93.9–94.9	better	536,862
2016	92.4	91.9–93.0	better	460,519
2017	90.1	89.3–90.8	better	274,467
2018	95.8	94.9–96.7	better	213,504
2019	99.8	98.6–101.1	no different	128,102

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,416,228 (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). Vauxhall Corsa 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/vauxhall-corsa/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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