Pass rate
68.4%
Below average — 4.7 pts behind the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 269 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£110
2008 Chevrolet Tacuma MOT pass rate
- 2008
- typical 62,970 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
19.8% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2006 72.0% pass
- Avoid 2007 65.9% pass
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 6.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 60.0%
- Typical mileage
- 63k mi
The 2008 Chevrolet Tacuma MOT pass rate is 68.4% of its MOT tests — 4.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 19.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Chevrolet Tacuma does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.1× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 11.5% of everything recorded on the 2008 Chevrolet Tacuma, against 5.5% nationally — 6.0 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 19.8%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.1%; this one manages 68.4% — 4.7 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 269 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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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How does the 2008 Chevrolet Tacuma compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 4.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 60.0%. The median 2008 Chevrolet Tacuma in this dataset had covered 62,970 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 67.3% of the time, April–September 69.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 10.04% of tests.
- 269 recorded tests behind this page.
- 68.4% overall pass rate, 60.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Chevrolet Tacuma, the average is 68.0% — best year 2006 (72.0%), worst 2007 (65.9%).
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
- 269
- Typical mileage (median)
- 62,970 mi
- Make and model
- Chevrolet Tacuma
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Tacuma MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 54% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Tacuma
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 63 | 76.2% |
| East of England | 38 | 65.8% |
| London | 35 | 77.1% |
| South West | 34 | 61.8% |
| North West | 23 | 60.9% |
| East Midlands | 21 | 61.9% |
| Yorkshire | 20 | 60.0% |
| West Midlands | 15 | 73.3% |
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 Tacuma
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 Tacuma
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 lights 10.0% 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.
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Check the brake pipes 6.7% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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Check the wipers and washers 3.4% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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 Tacuma through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£110 — and 51% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£110
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: integral vehicle structure condition corroded…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 51%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 269 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 Tacuma, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2005 to 2008. Across them the pass rate runs from 65.9% to 72.0% — a spread of 6.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2005 67.6% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 72.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 65.9% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2008 68.4%headlamp lens slightly defective
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 Chevrolet Tacuma 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
- Volkswagen Sharan 68.4%
- Nissan X-Trail 68.5%
- Renault Clio 68.3%
- Vauxhall Combo 68.3%
- Citroen C4 68.6%
- Alfa Romeo 159 68.6%
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 Chevrolet Tacuma 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 942 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 | 191 | 19.80% | 20.89% | −1.09 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 140 | 14.50% | 12.21% | +2.29 |
| Suspension | 138 | 14.30% | 20.98% | −6.68 |
| Tyres | 127 | 13.20% | 19.76% | −6.56 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 111 | 11.50% | 5.52% | +5.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 96 | 10.00% | 5.57% | +4.43 |
| Steering | 54 | 5.60% | 2.57% | +3.03 |
| Visibility | 34 | 3.50% | 4.97% | −1.47 |
| Non-component advisories | 29 | 3.00% | 4.18% | −1.18 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 22 | 2.30% | 0.82% | +1.48 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 10.0% | £5–25 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 6.7% | £80–180 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 5.6% | £60–150 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 5.2% | £40–120 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.5% | £3–12 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.7% | £5–20 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.4% | £80–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.4% | £5–25 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.4% | £8–22 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.0% | £180–450 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 30.5% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 29.7% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 19.0% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 16.4% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 11.2% | £45–120 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 8.9% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 20 | 75.0% | 22,841 mi |
| 30-60k | 97 | 73.2% | 48,303 mi |
| 60-90k | 114 | 64.9% | 71,064 mi |
| 90-120k | 30 | 63.3% | 99,422 mi |
| 120k+ | 8 | 62.5% | 136,171 mi |
Source: 269 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 Tacuma MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Chevrolet Tacuma?
68.4% of the 269 2008 Chevrolet Tacuma tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 60.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Chevrolet Tacuma?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (10.04%), rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (6.69%), service brake performance excessively binding (5.58%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Chevrolet Tacuma MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 62.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Chevrolet Tacuma in this dataset had covered 62,970 mi.
Does the season affect the 2008 Chevrolet Tacuma MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 67.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 69.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.