2008 Skoda Superb: MOT pass rate and reliability

71.8% of 2008 Skoda Superbs pass the MOT first time, measured across 323 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 137,878 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Skoda Superbs (80.4%, 58,800 tests): -8.6 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +7.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Skoda Superb 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 Skoda Superb:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2008 71.8% 323 137,878
2009 67.2% 909 139,165
2010 68.6% 1,763 141,973
2011 69.7% 2,694 133,278
2012 70.6% 3,851 129,913
2013 74.4% 3,660 126,630
2014 74% 4,563 121,600
2015 78.2% 4,673 117,808
2016 83.6% 8,351 98,329
2017 84.6% 9,219 89,818
2018 86.1% 7,634 77,546
2019 85.3% 6,116 66,072
2020 86.6% 2,238 53,304
2021 88.3% 1,551 43,732
2022 91.5% 271 64,891
2023 99% 203 31,799

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Superb

The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 8.6 points less often than the Skoda Superb 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 Skoda Superb the average at test was 137,878 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 2023 at 99%, and the weakest in our data is 2009 at 67.2%. That 31.8 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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