Pass rate
91.9%
Above average — 18.8 pts ahead of the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 62 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £41–£118
2008 Fiat Motorcaravan MOT pass rate
- 2008
- Motorhome
- typical 47,834 mi
Only 62 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.
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Most common fault
Brakes
24.6% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2008 91.9% pass · this year
- Avoid 2003 72.6% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 19.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 91.2%
- Typical mileage
- 48k mi
The 2008 Fiat Motorcaravan MOT pass rate is 91.9% of its MOT tests — 18.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.6% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 3.8× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 21.3% of everything recorded on the 2008 Fiat Motorcaravan, against 5.6% nationally — 15.7 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 24.6%, 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.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these motorhomes have been driven, the expected pass rate is 73.1% and this one manages 91.9% — 18.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 33% 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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How does the 2008 Fiat Motorcaravan compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 18.8 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 91.2%. The median 2008 Fiat Motorcaravan in this dataset had covered 47,834 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 4.84% of tests.
- 62 recorded tests behind this page.
- 91.9% overall pass rate, 91.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Fiat Motorcaravan, the average is 82.0% — best year 2008 (91.9%), worst 2003 (72.6%).
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
- 62
- Typical mileage (median)
- 47,834 mi
- Make and model
- Fiat Motorcaravan
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Motorcaravan MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 0% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Motorcaravan
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North West | 20 | 95.0% |
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 Motorcaravan
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 Motorcaravan
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 windscreen 4.8% 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 lights 3.2% 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 suspension joints 1.6% of tests
“ball joint 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 Motorcaravan through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £41–£118 — and 33% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £41–£118
- 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
- 33%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 62 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 Motorcaravan, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2003 to 2011. Across them the pass rate runs from 72.6% to 91.9% — a spread of 19.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 72.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 74.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2005 82.7% service brake imbalance across an…
- 2007 87.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2008 91.9%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2009 81.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 87.0% stop lamp with a multiple light…
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 Motorcaravan 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 motorhomes with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz Motorhome 84.8%
- Peugeot Motorhome 84.5%
- Ci Motorhome Motorhome 83.3%
- Volkswagen California 80.1%
- Volkswagen Motorhome 79.7%
- Renault Motorhome 79.3%
Closest pass rates among 2008 motorhomes with at least 150 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best motorhomes and worst motorhomes for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2008 Fiat Motorcaravan 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 61 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 | 15 | 24.60% | 20.89% | +3.71 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 13 | 21.30% | 5.57% | +15.73 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 11 | 18.00% | 12.21% | +5.79 |
| Tyres | 8 | 13.10% | 19.76% | −6.66 |
| Visibility | 6 | 9.80% | 4.97% | +4.83 |
| Suspension | 3 | 4.90% | 20.98% | −16.08 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 3.30% | 4.18% | −0.88 |
| Steering | 2 | 3.30% | 2.57% | +0.73 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 1.60% | 5.52% | −3.92 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.8% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.2% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.2% | £80–250 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.2% | £5–20 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.6% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Rectified | 1.6% | £45–120 |
| Flexible brake hoses slightly twisted Brakes | Minor | 1.6% | £25–70 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.6% | £80–250 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.6% | £30–80 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.6% | £3–12 |
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 | 11.3% | £80–180 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 9.7% | £45–120 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.1% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 4.8% | £45–95 |
| Individual direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 3.2% | £3–12 |
| Other components leaking Steering | Advisory | 3.2% | £60–200 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 4 | 100.0% | 28,418 mi |
| 30-60k | 46 | 91.3% | 43,924 mi |
| 60-90k | 10 | 100.0% | 75,427 mi |
| 90-120k | 1 | 100.0% | 92,941 mi |
| 120k+ | 1 | 0.0% | 126,084 mi |
Source: 62 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 Motorcaravan MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Fiat Motorcaravan?
91.9% of the 62 2008 Fiat Motorcaravan tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 91.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Fiat Motorcaravan?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (4.84%), headlamp lens slightly defective (3.23%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (3.23%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Fiat Motorcaravan MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 0.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Fiat Motorcaravan in this dataset had covered 47,834 mi.