2008 Kia Carens: MOT pass rate and reliability

58.4% of 2008 Kia Carens pass the MOT first time, measured across 933 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 102,006 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Kia Carens (70.6%, 14,790 tests): -12.2 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -6.3 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Kia Carens 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 Kia Carens:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2006 51.2% 246 96,329
2007 54.6% 412 104,426
2008 58.4% 933 102,006
2009 60% 1,059 99,442
2010 65.2% 322 99,417
2011 57.8% 344 97,380
2013 70.6% 1,392 92,785
2014 72.1% 2,168 86,332
2015 73.3% 2,141 80,477
2016 74.7% 1,786 70,151
2017 77.6% 1,868 62,337
2018 80.1% 1,627 53,114

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Carens

The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 12.2 points less often than the Kia Carens 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 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 Kia Carens the average at test was 102,006 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 80.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 51.2%. That 28.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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