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Volkswagen Eos 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

34.0% of 18,988 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Eos 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 96.0 (95% CI 93.6–98.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Volkswagen Eos built in 2008 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time34.0%all ages tested2019–202418988
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.6–98.3)96.0index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202418988
Rank among this model's 10 build years6of 101 = fails least for its age2019–202418988
Tested in 20242471testsmedian 98,995 miles20242471
line · Volkswagen Eos built 2008 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2008 30.9% vs model normal 33.6% at age 11 · 2019–2024
Built 2008 against Volkswagen Eos normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 30.9% vs 33.6%; age 12: 32.8% vs 34%; age 13: 34.6% vs 35.4%; age 14: 34.2% vs 35.7%; age 15: 35.5% vs 37.2%; age 16: 37.4% vs 37.8%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2008 Volkswagen Eos by registration · All Volkswagen Eos 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 Volkswagen Eos 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.

Volkswagen Eos 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)
113,72030.929.4–32.433.691.7
123,41032.831.3–34.43496.6
133,32834.633–36.335.498
143,17234.232.6–35.935.795.9
152,88735.533.8–37.337.295.5
162,47137.435.5–39.337.899

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,988 (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 Volkswagen Eos?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is suspension: 18.6 items per 100 first tests, against 22.5 across all build years of the Volkswagen Eos. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen Eos built 2008 against the Volkswagen Eos in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2008, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension18.622.53,528
Body, chassis, structure15.811.63,006
Tyres14.113.52,686
Brakes13.413.12,545
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1315.62,464

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,988 (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 Volkswagen Eos, 2008 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 103.7. 2009: index 98.6.

Volkswagen Eos build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2006103.9100.6–107.3worse9,255
2007103.7101.5–105.8worse23,248
200896.093.6–98.3better18,988
200998.695.0–102.1no different8,975
2010103.5100.3–106.6worse12,968
201190.887.0–94.5better8,482
201285.678.2–93.0better (rough estimate)2,311
201386.979.6–94.2better (rough estimate)2,759
201483.974.4–93.5better (rough estimate)1,685
201581.568.1–94.8better (rough estimate)938

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 89,609 (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). Volkswagen Eos 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/volkswagen-eos/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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