Volkswagen Sharan 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

49.4% of 5,469 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Sharan 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 110.6 (95% CI 106.5–114.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 Volkswagen Sharan fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Volkswagen Sharan built in 2008 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	49.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	5469
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 106.5–114.8)	110.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	5469
Rank among this model's 21 build years	20	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	5469
Tested in 2024	556	tests	median 136,660 miles	2024	556

Built 2008 against Volkswagen Sharan normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 48.7% vs 38.8%; age 12: 49.6% vs 40.9%; age 13: 50.9% vs 45.5%; age 14: 46% vs 48.9%; age 15: 52.1% vs 50.4%; age 16: 49.8% vs 50.8%. Axis from 0% to 60%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2008 Volkswagen Sharan by registration · All Volkswagen Sharan 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 Sharan 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 Sharan 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	1,336	48.7	46–51.3	38.8	125.3
12	1,083	49.6	46.6–52.6	40.9	121.4
13	949	50.9	47.7–54.1	45.5	112
14	840	46	42.6–49.3	48.9	94.1
15	705	52.1	48.4–55.7	50.4	103.3
16	556	49.8	45.7–54	50.8	98.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,469 (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 Sharan?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is suspension: 56.3 items per 100 first tests, against 22.9 across all build years of the Volkswagen Sharan. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen Sharan built 2008 against the Volkswagen Sharan in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2008, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	56.3	22.9	3,080
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	38.4	15.1	2,100
Body, chassis, structure	30.3	10.4	1,659
Brakes	23.6	10.9	1,289
Visibility	13.5	7.5	737

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,469 (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 21 published build years of the Volkswagen Sharan, 2008 ranks 20 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 106.7. 2009: index 118.2.

Volkswagen Sharan build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2000	105.1	92.6–117.5	no different (rough estimate)	483
2001	98.5	90.9–106.2	no different (rough estimate)	1,169
2002	99.2	94.1–104.4	no different (rough estimate)	2,606
2003	101.4	97.2–105.5	no different (rough estimate)	4,160
2004	99.7	96.3–103.1	no different	6,181
2005	97.8	94.9–100.7	no different	8,631
2006	102.6	99.4–105.8	no different	7,733
2007	106.7	103.4–110.0	worse	7,835
2008	110.6	106.5–114.8	worse	5,469
2009	118.2	113.0–123.3	worse	4,138
2010	108.7	104.0–113.4	worse	5,076
2011	91.0	88.1–93.8	better	12,504
2012	97.3	94.1–100.5	no different	11,837
2013	103.0	99.7–106.2	no different	13,769
2014	104.1	101.0–107.1	worse	18,132
2015	101.4	98.4–104.4	no different	19,971
2016	95.0	91.9–98.0	better	20,401
2017	94.0	90.6–97.3	better	18,344
2018	91.2	87.3–95.2	better	13,473
2019	92.4	89.0–95.8	better	19,769
2020	103.1	94.2–112.1	no different (rough estimate)	3,265

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 204,946 (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 Sharan 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-sharan/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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