2008 Honda S2000: MOT pass rate and reliability

87.3% of 2008 Honda S2000s pass the MOT first time, measured across 284 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 60,584 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Honda S2000s (84.7%, 4,914 tests): +2.6 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +22.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Honda S2000 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 Honda S2000:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2000 80.1% 322 95,320
2001 79.2% 226 91,726
2002 83.2% 607 89,795
2003 81.1% 608 85,493
2004 85.2% 669 80,588
2005 86% 701 76,938
2006 84.6% 539 74,078
2007 87.3% 463 67,001
2008 87.3% 284 60,584
2009 92.4% 342 51,164

What this means if you are buying a 2008 S2000

The 2008 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 2.6 points more often than the Honda S2000 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2008 Honda S2000 the average at test was 60,584 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 92.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2001 at 79.2%. That 13.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Honda S2000 MOT data · Every model