2008 Volkswagen Caddy: MOT pass rate and reliability

66.9% of 2008 Volkswagen Caddies pass the MOT first time, measured across 5,396 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 159,002 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Volkswagen Caddies (73.9%, 144,627 tests): -7 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +2.2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volkswagen Caddy 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 Volkswagen Caddy:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2002 63% 257 147,871
2003 56.6% 295 133,075
2004 64.3% 1,178 170,423
2005 64.4% 1,948 167,969
2006 64.2% 2,913 161,798
2007 65.6% 4,413 156,420
2008 66.9% 5,396 159,002
2009 66.3% 6,599 148,799
2010 65.5% 9,014 146,486
2011 69.1% 11,894 134,682
2012 70.2% 9,699 134,916
2013 71.2% 12,361 121,621
2014 72.3% 11,830 114,017
2015 74.8% 11,952 99,116
2016 76.9% 13,033 92,576
2017 79.4% 11,791 81,508
2018 83.8% 10,812 75,145
2019 83.6% 10,710 62,520
2020 86% 6,660 53,189
2021 87.5% 969 27,968

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Caddy

The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 7 points less often than the Volkswagen Caddy 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 very high mileage. Clutches, dual-mass flywheels and head gaskets have usually been through at least one repair by this point, so ask for evidence rather than assume the car is original everywhere. On a 2008 Volkswagen Caddy the average at test was 159,002 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 2021 at 87.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2003 at 56.6%. That 30.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.

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