2008 Volkswagen Crafter: MOT pass rate and reliability

64.8% of 2008 Volkswagen Crafters pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,724 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 161,637 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Volkswagen Crafters (71.9%, 53,439 tests): -7.1 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +0.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volkswagen Crafter 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 Crafter:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2006 68.9% 367 159,574
2007 66.3% 1,577 159,658
2008 64.8% 1,724 161,637
2009 65.4% 1,210 160,824
2010 66.2% 1,809 167,781
2011 66.5% 2,188 161,913
2012 64.8% 2,908 154,420
2013 64.6% 3,416 145,762
2014 68.4% 4,903 145,546
2015 67.6% 5,742 141,359
2016 70.8% 5,223 129,387
2017 74.2% 4,061 117,149
2018 77.2% 5,368 108,043
2019 80.9% 7,000 97,705
2020 77.7% 2,957 83,886
2021 81.5% 2,960 63,554

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Crafter

The 2008 is a weaker year for this model, passing 7.1 points less often than the Volkswagen Crafter 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 Crafter the average at test was 161,637 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 81.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2013 at 64.6%. That 16.9 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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