2008 Citroen Relay: MOT pass rate and reliability

60.2% of 2008 Citroen Relays pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,018 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 133,627 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Citroen Relays (67.9%, 51,919 tests): -7.7 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -4.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Citroen Relay 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 Relay:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2002 57.7% 241 101,920
2003 57.4% 413 100,172
2004 57% 461 100,871
2005 54.6% 778 114,093
2006 55.7% 1,263 115,733
2007 58.8% 1,809 127,530
2008 60.2% 2,018 133,627
2009 59.8% 1,342 131,536
2010 61.7% 1,866 134,430
2011 62.7% 2,138 132,783
2012 65.8% 2,564 125,412
2013 65.4% 2,926 119,259
2014 64.5% 4,434 118,801
2015 67.3% 5,855 111,547
2016 70.3% 6,382 103,710
2017 73.9% 6,108 89,905
2018 76.1% 5,552 84,550
2019 75.1% 4,875 77,525
2020 70.7% 379 43,508

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Relay

The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 7.7 points less often than the Citroen Relay 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 Relay the average at test was 133,627 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 2018 at 76.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 54.6%. That 21.5 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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