2008 Citroen Berlingo: MOT pass rate and reliability

59.2% of 2008 Citroen Berlingos pass the MOT first time, measured across 5,635 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 118,485 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Citroen Berlingos (68.7%, 176,165 tests): -9.5 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -5.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Citroen Berlingo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Citroen Berlingo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2000 59.2% 431 120,674
2001 61.7% 933 119,727
2002 60.9% 1,644 118,223
2003 61.3% 2,803 120,315
2004 59.9% 3,519 119,154
2005 58.5% 3,794 117,597
2006 61.2% 5,104 117,915
2007 62.3% 5,297 115,192
2008 59.2% 5,635 118,485
2009 60.6% 8,177 120,405
2010 62.2% 7,462 125,328
2011 62.3% 8,046 120,672
2012 62.9% 9,803 113,097
2013 65.1% 12,446 110,688
2014 66.2% 14,344 104,315
2015 68.3% 15,189 97,561
2016 71.5% 14,128 89,961
2017 72.1% 12,518 84,660
2018 74.9% 12,913 75,256
2019 80.7% 14,311 61,046
2020 81% 11,870 53,300
2021 81.1% 5,370 43,310

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Berlingo

The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 9.5 points less often than the Citroen Berlingo average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2008 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What an 18-year-old car fails on

A 2008 car is 18 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2008 Citroen Berlingo the average at test was 118,485 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2021 at 81.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 58.5%. That 22.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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