Pass rate
68.5%
Below average — 4.6 pts behind the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 73 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £61–£184
2008 Aixam Crossline MOT pass rate
- 2008
- 2 trims combined
- typical 31,935 mi
Only 73 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
28.9% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2015 83.6% pass
- Avoid 2009 68.2% pass
Across the 11 years on record, a spread of 15.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 61.0%
- Typical mileage
- 32k mi
The 2008 Aixam Crossline MOT pass rate is 68.5% of its MOT tests — 4.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Aixam Crossline does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.9× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 16.2% of everything recorded on the 2008 Aixam Crossline, against 5.6% nationally — 10.6 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 28.9%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.1%; this one manages 68.5% — 4.6 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 13% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Aixam Crossline first registered in 2008 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2008 Aixam Crossline compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 4.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 61.0%. The median 2008 Aixam Crossline in this dataset had covered 31,935 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Service brake performance efficiency below requirements", noted on 12.33% of tests.
- 73 recorded tests behind this page.
- 68.5% overall pass rate, 61.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Aixam Crossline, the average is 75.6% — best year 2015 (83.6%), worst 2009 (68.2%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 73
- Typical mileage (median)
- 31,935 mi
- Make and model
- Aixam Crossline
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Servicing
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Crossline MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 56% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Crossline
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| West Midlands | 18 | 77.8% |
| East of England | 16 | 75.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2008 Crossline
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2008 Crossline
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the steering 9.6% of tests
“steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”
With the wheels straight, rock the steering wheel gently with the engine off — more than about an inch of free play before the wheels move is worth investigating. Split rack gaiters are cheap to replace and commonly recorded.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 8.2% of tests
“exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the lights 5.5% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2008 Crossline through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £61–£184 — and 13% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £61–£184
- Cheapest common item: headlamp lens slightly defective
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: steering rack gaiter missing or no longer…
- £120–£300
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 30%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 13%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 73 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Crossline, side by side
11 model years on record, from 2008 to 2018. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.2% to 83.6% — a spread of 15.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2008 68.5%service brake performance…
- 2009 68.2% service brake performance…
- 2010 68.5% emissions not tested unable to be…
- 2011 77.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2012 74.3% service brake imbalance across an…
- 2013 78.3% rear fog lamp not working
- 2014 72.0% steering rack gaiter missing or…
- 2015 83.6% ball joint excessively worn
- 2016 81.4% ball joint excessively worn
- 2017 76.6% service brake imbalance across an…
- 2018 74.2% service brake performance…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2008 Aixam Crossline with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2008 cars with a similar record
- Nissan X-Trail 68.5%
- Citroen C4 68.6%
- Alfa Romeo 159 68.6%
- Volkswagen Sharan 68.4%
- Renault Clio 68.3%
- Vauxhall Combo 68.3%
Closest pass rates among 2008 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2008 Aixam Crossline 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 197 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 57 | 28.90% | 20.89% | +8.01 |
| Suspension | 35 | 17.80% | 20.98% | −3.18 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 32 | 16.20% | 5.57% | +10.63 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 22 | 11.20% | 5.52% | +5.68 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 18 | 9.10% | 12.21% | −3.11 |
| Steering | 12 | 6.10% | 2.57% | +3.53 |
| Tyres | 11 | 5.60% | 19.76% | −14.16 |
| Visibility | 7 | 3.60% | 4.97% | −1.37 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 1.50% | 4.18% | −2.68 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 12.3% | £60–150 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 11.0% | £80–250 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 9.6% | £120–300 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 8.2% | £45–120 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 6.8% | £60–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 6.8% | £80–250 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.5% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.1% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.1% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp insecure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.1% | £5–25 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 26.0% | £80–180 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 12.3% | £18–45 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 12.3% | £20–55 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 9.6% | £200–700 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 6.8% | £45–110 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 6.8% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 31 | 74.2% | 23,401 mi |
| 30-60k | 42 | 64.3% | 41,712 mi |
Source: 73 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2008 Crossline MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Aixam Crossline?
68.5% of the 73 2008 Aixam Crossline tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 61.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Aixam Crossline?
The three most recorded items are service brake performance efficiency below requirements (12.33%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (10.96%), steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (9.59%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Aixam Crossline MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 74.2% of the time, falling to 64.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Aixam Crossline in this dataset had covered 31,935 mi.