2008 Vauxhall Tigra: MOT pass rate and reliability

57.6% of 2008 Vauxhall Tigras pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,182 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 74,956 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Vauxhall Tigras (58.6%, 6,721 tests): -1 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): -7.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Vauxhall Tigra 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 Tigra:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2005 58.6% 800 82,852
2006 57.3% 1,469 81,405
2007 57.4% 1,391 76,587
2008 57.6% 1,182 74,956
2009 59.8% 1,503 70,458

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Tigra

The 2008 sits close to the Vauxhall Tigra 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2008 Vauxhall Tigra the average at test was 74,956 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 59.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 57.3%. That 2.5 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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