Pass rate
79.3%
Around average — 6.2 pts ahead of the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 203 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £37–£96
2008 Renault motorhome MOT pass rate
- 2008
- Motorhome
- 13 trims combined
- typical 46,227 mi
This is a generic motorhome filing record rather than a named converter, so there is no manufacturer to compare against. The test figures are real and included in our totals.
Most common fault
Brakes
33.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2007 80.5% pass
- Avoid 2002 72.5% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 74.4%
- Typical mileage
- 46k mi
The 2008 Renault motorhome MOT pass rate is 79.3% of its MOT tests — 6.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 33.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Renault motorhome does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.6× the national share
Brakes make up 33.2% of everything recorded on the 2008 Renault Motorhome, against 20.9% nationally — 12.3 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- 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 79.3% — 6.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 203 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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Every Renault motorhome first registered in 2008 is combined here — 13 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2008 Renault motorhome compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 6.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 74.4%. The median 2008 Renault motorhome in this dataset had covered 46,227 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 76.6% of the time, April–September 81.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements", noted on 4.93% of tests.
- 203 recorded tests behind this page.
- 79.3% overall pass rate, 74.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Renault motorhome, the average is 78.7% — best year 2007 (80.5%), worst 2002 (72.5%).
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
- 203
- Typical mileage (median)
- 46,227 mi
- Make and model
- Renault Motorhome
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Discs and Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Motorhome MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 68% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Motorhome
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 50 | 78.0% |
| Scotland | 25 | 64.0% |
| East Midlands | 22 | 77.3% |
| North West | 20 | 70.0% |
| Yorkshire | 17 | 88.2% |
| East of England | 16 | 87.5% |
| West Midlands | 15 | 93.3% |
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 Motorhome
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 Motorhome
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 4.4% 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 steering 3.0% of tests
“steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated,”
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 wipers and washers 3.0% 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 Motorhome through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £37–£96 — and 46% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £37–£96
- Cheapest common item: outline marker lamp incorrectly positioned
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated,
- £120–£300
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 46%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 203 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 Motorhome, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2002 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 72.5% to 80.5% — a spread of 8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 72.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2005 77.8% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2006 77.7% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2007 80.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 79.3%rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2009 77.9% 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 Motorhome 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
- Volkswagen Motorhome 79.7%
- Volkswagen California 80.1%
- Ford Motorhome 77.8%
- Ci Motorhome Motorhome 83.3%
- Fiat Motorhome 83.9%
- Peugeot Motorhome 84.5%
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 Renault Motorhome 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 371 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 | 124 | 33.20% | 20.89% | +12.31 |
| Suspension | 76 | 20.40% | 20.98% | −0.58 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 76 | 20.40% | 12.21% | +8.19 |
| Tyres | 25 | 6.70% | 19.76% | −13.06 |
| Visibility | 20 | 5.40% | 4.97% | +0.43 |
| Steering | 14 | 3.80% | 2.57% | +1.23 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 12 | 3.20% | 1.76% | +1.44 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 10 | 2.70% | 5.57% | −2.87 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 8 | 2.10% | 5.52% | −3.42 |
| Non-component advisories | 6 | 1.60% | 4.18% | −2.58 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 4.9% | £45–110 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.4% | £5–20 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £60–150 |
| Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 3.0% | £120–300 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.0% | £8–22 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.5% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.0% | £18–45 |
| Outline marker lamp incorrectly positioned Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.0% | £3–15 |
| Outline marker lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £3–15 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.0% | £5–20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 18.2% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 11.8% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 5.4% | £18–45 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 5.4% | £180–450 |
| Flexible brake hoses ferrule excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 4.4% | £25–70 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 39 | 87.2% | 24,490 mi |
| 30-60k | 114 | 76.3% | 44,741 mi |
| 60-90k | 32 | 81.3% | 68,518 mi |
| 90-120k | 16 | 81.3% | 96,713 mi |
Source: 203 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 Motorhome MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Renault motorhome?
79.3% of the 203 2008 Renault motorhome tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 74.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Renault motorhome?
The three most recorded items are rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (4.93%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.43%), service brake performance efficiency below requirements (3.45%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Renault motorhome MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.2% of the time, falling to 81.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Renault motorhome in this dataset had covered 46,227 mi.
Does the season affect the 2008 Renault motorhome MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 76.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 81.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.