2008 Ford Focus C-Max: MOT pass rate and reliability

62.6% of 2008 Ford Focus C-Max pass the MOT first time, measured across 618 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 104,398 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Ford Focus C-Max (60.1%, 14,247 tests): +2.5 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -2.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Ford Focus C-Max 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 Ford Focus C-Max:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 56.5% 2,265 115,710
2005 59.3% 3,164 111,207
2006 60.6% 4,540 107,737
2007 61% 2,981 108,328
2008 62.6% 618 104,398
2009 66.1% 230 95,536

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Focus C-Max

The 2008 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2.5 points more often than the Ford Focus C-Max average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2008 Ford Focus C-Max the average at test was 104,398 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 2009 at 66.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 56.5%. That 9.6 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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