Pass rate
71.1%
Below average — 2.0 pts behind the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 7,843 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£105
2008 Renault Laguna MOT pass rate
- 2008
- typical 122,551 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
24.8% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
0.5 pts up across model years — 7.6% in 2003, 8.1% in 2012.
Which year to buy
- Best 2000 76.1% pass
- Avoid 2003 67.2% pass
Across the 13 years on record, a spread of 8.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 61.4%
- Typical mileage
- 123k mi
The 2008 Renault Laguna MOT pass rate is 71.1% of its MOT tests — 2.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.8% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 13.7% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this age.
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 Renault Laguna compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 2.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 61.4%. The median 2008 Renault Laguna in this dataset had covered 122,551 mi.
78% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 70.8% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 71.2% of the time, April–September 70.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 9.31% of tests.
- 7,843 recorded tests behind this page.
- 71.1% overall pass rate, 61.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault Laguna, the average is 70.9% — best year 2000 (76.1%), worst 2003 (67.2%).
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
- 7,843
- Typical mileage (median)
- 122,551 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Laguna
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Laguna MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 61% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (78% of tests).
Where the Renault Laguna is most common
Across all Laguna model years on record (2000–2012): 14,030 Renault Laguna cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 36,943 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 497 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 | Birmingham (B) | 497 | 77.8% |
| 2 | Peterborough (PE) | 349 | 72.1% |
| 3 | Sheffield (S) | 320 | 70.5% |
| 4 | Leicester (LE) | 285 | 74.7% |
| 5 | Coventry (CV) | 272 | 72.7% |
| 6 | Nottingham (NG) | 258 | 73.0% |
| 7 | Norwich (NR) | 239 | 68.8% |
| 8 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 236 | 72.2% |
| 9 | Swansea (SA) | 235 | 67.7% |
| 10 | Ipswich (IP) | 235 | 70.4% |
| 11 | Manchester (M) | 234 | 73.3% |
| 12 | Northampton (NN) | 233 | 72.4% |
| 13 | Doncaster (DN) | 223 | 69.6% |
| 14 | Portsmouth (PO) | 211 | 70.6% |
| 15 | Ashford (TN) | 206 | 70.2% |
| 16 | Exeter (EX) | 204 | 68.7% |
| 17 | Derby (DE) | 203 | 72.5% |
| 18 | Reading (RG) | 197 | 74.0% |
| 19 | Cardiff (CF) | 190 | 64.6% |
| 20 | Plymouth (PL) | 189 | 65.9% |
The twenty areas with the most Renault Laguna 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 Laguna
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 1,284 | 73.5% |
| South West | 1,079 | 66.5% |
| West Midlands | 916 | 73.3% |
| North West | 881 | 71.1% |
| East of England | 853 | 73.9% |
| Scotland | 684 | 66.1% |
| Yorkshire | 631 | 69.9% |
| East Midlands | 598 | 73.4% |
| Wales | 419 | 65.2% |
| North East | 328 | 71.3% |
| London | 170 | 85.9% |
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 Laguna
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 Laguna
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 9.3% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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 coil springs 7.8% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the windscreen 4.1% 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.
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 Laguna through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£105 — and 37% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£105
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 37%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 7,843 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 Laguna, side by side
13 model years on record, from 2000 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.2% to 76.1% — a spread of 8.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 76.1% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2001 71.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2002 72.3% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2003 67.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2004 70.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 69.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 69.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 68.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 71.1%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 70.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 71.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 72.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 73.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
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 Renault Laguna 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
- Citroen C5 71.1%
- Vauxhall Corsavan 71.1%
- Fiat 500 71.0%
- Fiat Punto 70.9%
- Mitsubishi Colt 70.9%
- Skoda Roomster 70.9%
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 Renault Laguna 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 22,935 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 5,771 | 24.80% | 20.98% | +3.82 |
| Brakes | 5,690 | 24.40% | 20.89% | +3.51 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3,736 | 16.00% | 12.21% | +3.79 |
| Tyres | 3,190 | 13.70% | 19.76% | −6.06 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1,211 | 5.20% | 5.57% | −0.37 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,007 | 4.30% | 5.52% | −1.22 |
| Visibility | 909 | 3.90% | 4.97% | −1.07 |
| Non-component advisories | 585 | 2.50% | 4.18% | −1.68 |
| Steering | 422 | 1.80% | 2.57% | −0.77 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 414 | 1.80% | 1.76% | +0.04 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 9.3% | £5–20 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 7.8% | £25–65 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.8% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 5.4% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.3% | £80–250 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.1% | £80–200 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.4% | £40–150 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.1% | £5–25 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.5% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.3% | £18–45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 19.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 18.0% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 15.3% | £40–150 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 14.6% | £80–180 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.1% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 52 | 88.5% | 23,127 mi |
| 30-60k | 427 | 75.2% | 48,833 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,223 | 72.1% | 76,657 mi |
| 90-120k | 2,019 | 71.7% | 105,773 mi |
| 120k+ | 4,084 | 69.9% | 156,776 mi |
Source: 7,843 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 Laguna MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Renault Laguna?
71.1% of the 7,843 2008 Renault Laguna tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 61.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Renault Laguna?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (9.31%), coil spring fractured or broken (7.80%), position lamp not working (5.83%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Renault Laguna MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 88.5% of the time, falling to 69.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Renault Laguna in this dataset had covered 122,551 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2008 Renault Laguna?
Diesel: 70.8% pass rate across 6,152 tests. Petrol: 72.1% pass rate across 1,691 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2008 Renault Laguna MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 71.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 70.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.