2008 Volkswagen Eos: MOT pass rate and reliability

67.5% of 2008 Volkswagen Eos pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,481 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 102,115 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Volkswagen Eos (68.8%, 12,197 tests): -1.3 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +2.8 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Volkswagen Eos 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 Eos:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2006 64.5% 966 102,958
2007 65.2% 2,842 103,275
2008 67.5% 2,481 102,115
2009 68.6% 1,266 94,254
2010 69.2% 1,944 93,554
2011 71.5% 1,364 86,088
2012 76% 371 80,939
2013 78.3% 443 70,596
2014 82.4% 336 62,441

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Eos

The 2008 sits close to the Volkswagen Eos 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 above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2008 Volkswagen Eos the average at test was 102,115 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 2014 at 82.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 64.5%. That 17.9 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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