2008 Ford Ranger: MOT pass rate and reliability

64.9% of 2008 Ford Rangers pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,151 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 130,008 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Ford Rangers (77.8%, 117,410 tests): -12.9 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +0.2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Ford Ranger 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 Ranger:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2000 65.4% 448 129,558
2001 62.4% 559 138,561
2002 63.6% 736 134,625
2003 64.5% 1,019 130,249
2004 62.3% 1,725 127,397
2005 64% 1,995 125,387
2006 59.6% 2,436 130,261
2007 64.3% 2,950 135,661
2008 64.9% 2,151 130,008
2009 64.8% 2,369 125,643
2010 64.9% 1,464 122,407
2011 66.3% 1,606 119,673
2012 67.8% 2,008 111,415
2013 71.8% 3,128 104,366
2014 72.3% 4,222 98,272
2015 74.1% 6,483 91,233
2016 77.3% 10,871 84,473
2017 79.3% 11,173 77,194
2018 79.9% 14,710 71,441
2019 82.3% 15,202 61,524
2020 84.3% 12,190 51,744
2021 87.2% 17,231 43,321
2022 88.8% 500 35,148

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Ranger

The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 12.9 points less often than the Ford Ranger 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 Ford Ranger the average at test was 130,008 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 2022 at 88.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 59.6%. That 29.2 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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