2008 Ford Fusion: MOT pass rate and reliability
69.4% of 2008 Ford Fusions pass the MOT first time, measured across 7,979 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 86,644 miles.
How the 2008 compares
- Against all Ford Fusions (68.4%, 52,496 tests): +1 points
- Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +4.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Ford Fusion 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 Fusion:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 63.4% | 519 | 97,831 |
| 2003 | 63% | 3,735 | 99,669 |
| 2004 | 63.8% | 4,125 | 99,009 |
| 2005 | 64.9% | 4,626 | 97,380 |
| 2006 | 64.2% | 6,697 | 93,913 |
| 2007 | 68.3% | 7,313 | 89,996 |
| 2008 | 69.4% | 7,979 | 86,644 |
| 2009 | 71.1% | 8,422 | 82,034 |
| 2010 | 72.9% | 5,691 | 76,366 |
| 2011 | 77.3% | 2,528 | 71,989 |
| 2012 | 79.9% | 812 | 61,912 |
What this means if you are buying a 2008 Fusion
The 2008 sits close to the Ford Fusion average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2008 Ford Fusion the average at test was 86,644 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 2012 at 79.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2003 at 63%. That 16.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2005 Ford Fusion - 64.9%
- 2006 Ford Fusion - 64.2%
- 2007 Ford Fusion - 68.3%
- 2009 Ford Fusion - 71.1%
- 2010 Ford Fusion - 72.9%
- 2011 Ford Fusion - 77.3%