2008 Vauxhall Corsavan: MOT pass rate and reliability
62.2% of 2008 Vauxhall Corsavans pass the MOT first time, measured across 646 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 128,038 miles.
How the 2008 compares
- Against all Vauxhall Corsavans (61.6%, 3,698 tests): +0.6 points
- Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -2.5 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Vauxhall Corsavan 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 Vauxhall Corsavan:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 57.8% | 294 | 121,654 |
| 2007 | 59.8% | 408 | 127,203 |
| 2008 | 62.2% | 646 | 128,038 |
| 2009 | 62% | 490 | 122,225 |
| 2010 | 62.4% | 490 | 128,280 |
| 2011 | 64.5% | 563 | 127,010 |
| 2012 | 63.5% | 271 | 119,131 |
What this means if you are buying a 2008 Corsavan
The 2008 sits close to the Vauxhall Corsavan 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2008 Vauxhall Corsavan the average at test was 128,038 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 2011 at 64.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 57.8%. That 6.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2006 Vauxhall Corsavan - 57.8%
- 2007 Vauxhall Corsavan - 59.8%
- 2009 Vauxhall Corsavan - 62%
- 2010 Vauxhall Corsavan - 62.4%
- 2011 Vauxhall Corsavan - 64.5%