Pass rate
83.0%
Around average — 9.9 pts ahead of the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 17,349 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £32–£91
2008 Fiat Ducato MOT pass rate
- 2008
- Van
- 27 trims combined
- typical 44,773 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
23.7% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Part only £6–£18 for Registration plate lamp inoperative (multiple lamps). What fitting it takes →
4.6 pts down across model years — 5.1% in 2000, 0.5% in 2021.
Which year to buy
- Best 2024 98.9% pass
- Avoid 2001 72.7% pass
Across the 25 years on record, a spread of 26.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 80.1%
- Typical mileage
- 45k mi
The 2008 Fiat Ducato MOT pass rate is 83.0% of its MOT tests — 9.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.7% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.9× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 23.7% of everything recorded on the 2008 Fiat Ducato, against 12.2% nationally — 11.5 points above. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these vans have been driven, the expected pass rate is 73.1% and this one manages 83.0% — 9.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
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 Fiat Ducato first registered in 2008 is combined here — 27 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2008 Fiat Ducato compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 9.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 80.1%. The median 2008 Fiat Ducato in this dataset had covered 44,773 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 100% of tests, with a 83.0% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 82.5% of the time, April–September 83.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 3.72% of tests.
- 17,349 recorded tests behind this page.
- 83.0% overall pass rate, 80.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat Ducato, the average is 82.8% — best year 2024 (98.9%), worst 2001 (72.7%).
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
- 17,349
- Typical mileage (median)
- 44,773 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat Ducato
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
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 Ducato MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (100% of tests).
Where the Fiat Ducato is most common
Across all Ducato model years on record (2000–2024): 96,627 Fiat Ducato cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 225,102 tests. Bristol (BS) has the most, with 2,436 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol (BS) | 2,436 | 76.4% |
| 2 | Nottingham (NG) | 2,291 | 85.2% |
| 3 | Portsmouth (PO) | 2,228 | 81.9% |
| 4 | Sheffield (S) | 2,197 | 87.1% |
| 5 | Swansea (SA) | 1,953 | 82.0% |
| 6 | Poole (BH) | 1,867 | 81.5% |
| 7 | Peterborough (PE) | 1,818 | 85.1% |
| 8 | Exeter (EX) | 1,817 | 78.0% |
| 9 | Birmingham (B) | 1,812 | 88.1% |
| 10 | Derby (DE) | 1,732 | 86.9% |
| 11 | Gloucester (GL) | 1,675 | 80.2% |
| 12 | Southampton (SO) | 1,659 | 84.9% |
| 13 | Cardiff (CF) | 1,632 | 80.1% |
| 14 | Plymouth (PL) | 1,546 | 77.4% |
| 15 | Doncaster (DN) | 1,527 | 82.9% |
| 16 | Taunton (TA) | 1,487 | 82.0% |
| 17 | Brighton (BN) | 1,449 | 79.5% |
| 18 | Preston (PR) | 1,436 | 82.1% |
| 19 | Ipswich (IP) | 1,380 | 84.5% |
| 20 | Norwich (NR) | 1,357 | 82.8% |
The twenty areas with the most Fiat Ducato cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Ducato
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 3,188 | 80.0% |
| South East | 2,565 | 83.7% |
| North West | 1,946 | 83.4% |
| West Midlands | 1,631 | 83.7% |
| Yorkshire | 1,605 | 84.1% |
| Scotland | 1,595 | 79.9% |
| East of England | 1,575 | 86.8% |
| Wales | 1,257 | 81.9% |
| East Midlands | 1,244 | 83.6% |
| North East | 648 | 86.9% |
| London | 95 | 92.6% |
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 Ducato
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 Ducato
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 3.7% 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 windscreen 2.7% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the suspension joints 1.3% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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 Ducato through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £32–£91 — and 49% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £32–£91
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 49%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 17,349 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 Ducato, side by side
25 model years on record, from 2000 to 2024. Across them the pass rate runs from 72.7% to 98.9% — a spread of 26.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 73.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2001 72.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 74.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 75.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 75.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 77.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 78.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 81.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 83.0%headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2009 84.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 85.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 85.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 86.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 87.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2014 87.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2015 88.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 88.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 88.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 90.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 91.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2020 93.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 94.2% headlamp aim too high
- 2022 94.8% headlamp aim too high
- 2023 97.0% headlamp aim too high
- 2024 98.9% headlamp aim too high
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 Fiat Ducato 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 vans with a similar record
- Peugeot Boxer 81.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 76.4%
- Volkswagen Caddy 74.6%
- Volkswagen Transporter 73.4%
- Renault Master 73.4%
- Volkswagen Crafter 73.3%
Closest pass rates among 2008 vans with at least 1,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best vans and worst vans for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2008 Fiat Ducato 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 23,248 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5,554 | 23.70% | 12.21% | +11.49 |
| Brakes | 4,652 | 19.80% | 20.89% | −1.09 |
| Suspension | 3,963 | 16.90% | 20.98% | −4.08 |
| Tyres | 2,509 | 10.70% | 19.76% | −9.06 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1,943 | 8.30% | 5.57% | +2.73 |
| Visibility | 1,600 | 6.80% | 4.97% | +1.83 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,461 | 6.20% | 5.52% | +0.68 |
| Steering | 748 | 3.20% | 2.57% | +0.63 |
| Non-component advisories | 539 | 2.30% | 4.18% | −1.88 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 279 | 1.20% | 1.76% | −0.56 |
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 | 3.7% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.7% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.7% | £80–200 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.2% | £45–110 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £60–150 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.6% | £3–12 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 1.3% | £80–250 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.3% | £40–150 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.2% | £30–80 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.1% | £8–22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.7% | £40–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.9% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 4.3% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 3.7% | £200–700 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 3.5% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3,146 | 88.5% | 23,304 mi |
| 30-60k | 9,304 | 84.9% | 43,156 mi |
| 60-90k | 2,569 | 79.6% | 71,044 mi |
| 90-120k | 837 | 72.4% | 103,601 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,454 | 71.0% | 164,924 mi |
Source: 17,349 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 Ducato MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Fiat Ducato?
83.0% of the 17,349 2008 Fiat Ducato tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 80.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Fiat Ducato?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (3.72%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (3.68%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.73%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Fiat Ducato MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 88.5% of the time, falling to 71.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Fiat Ducato in this dataset had covered 44,773 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2008 Fiat Ducato?
Diesel: 83.0% pass rate across 17,338 tests. Petrol: 63.6% pass rate across 11 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2008 Fiat Ducato MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 82.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 83.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.