Pass rate
76.7%
Around average — 3.6 pts ahead of the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 42,450 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £20–£53
2008 Toyota Auris MOT pass rate
- 2008
- typical 99,763 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
27.4% 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 →
7.5 pts down across model years — 8.4% in 2007, 0.9% in 2014.
Which year to buy
- Best 2018 90.1% pass
- Avoid 2007 76.4% pass
Across the 14 years on record, a spread of 13.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 70.7%
- Typical mileage
- 100k mi
The 2008 Toyota Auris MOT pass rate is 76.7% of its MOT tests — 3.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Auris does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.3× the national share
Brakes make up 27.4% of everything recorded on the 2008 Toyota Auris, against 20.9% nationally — 6.5 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 cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 73.1% and this one manages 76.7% — 3.6 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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How does the 2008 Toyota Auris compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 3.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 70.7%. The median 2008 Toyota Auris in this dataset had covered 99,763 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 81% of tests, with a 77.3% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 76.8% of the time, April–September 76.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 7.70% of tests.
- 42,450 recorded tests behind this page.
- 76.7% overall pass rate, 70.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Auris, the average is 83.9% — best year 2018 (90.1%), worst 2007 (76.4%).
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
- 42,450
- Typical mileage (median)
- 99,763 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Auris
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
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 Auris 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. Petrol is the most common here (81% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Auris
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 8,608 | 78.6% |
| North West | 6,417 | 76.7% |
| West Midlands | 4,555 | 79.9% |
| Yorkshire | 4,404 | 75.9% |
| East Midlands | 4,160 | 78.8% |
| East of England | 3,473 | 78.3% |
| South West | 3,427 | 69.7% |
| London | 2,755 | 83.8% |
| Scotland | 1,941 | 64.8% |
| Wales | 1,540 | 71.9% |
| North East | 1,170 | 71.9% |
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 Auris
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 Auris
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 7.7% 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 suspension joints 4.0% of tests
“linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
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.
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Check the brake pipes 2.8% 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.
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 Auris through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £20–£53 — and 41% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £20–£53
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: rigid brake pipes excessively corroded
- £80–£180
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 41%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 42,450 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 Auris, side by side
14 model years on record, from 2006 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 76.4% to 90.1% — a spread of 13.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2006 76.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 76.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 76.7%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 79.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 79.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 80.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 81.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 85.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2014 86.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 87.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2016 88.3% stop lamp not working
- 2017 89.1% stop lamp not working
- 2018 90.1% stop lamp not working
- 2019 90.1% stop lamp not working
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 Toyota Auris 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
- Land Rover Discovery 76.7%
- Smart Mcc Fortwo 76.7%
- BMW 118 76.8%
- Suzuki Jimny 76.6%
- Saab 9-5 76.9%
- Honda Cr-V 76.4%
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 Toyota Auris 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 126,749 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 | 34,990 | 27.40% | 20.89% | +6.51 |
| Suspension | 31,200 | 24.50% | 20.98% | +3.52 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 16,220 | 12.70% | 12.21% | +0.49 |
| Tyres | 14,796 | 11.60% | 19.76% | −8.16 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 8,468 | 6.60% | 5.57% | +1.03 |
| Non-component advisories | 5,338 | 4.20% | 4.18% | +0.02 |
| Visibility | 4,884 | 3.80% | 4.97% | −1.17 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4,229 | 3.30% | 5.52% | −2.22 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3,437 | 2.70% | 1.76% | +0.94 |
| Steering | 3,187 | 2.50% | 2.57% | −0.07 |
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 | 7.7% | £5–20 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.1% | £5–25 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.0% | £18–45 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.8% | £18–45 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.6% | £45–110 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 3.6% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.0% | £5–25 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £80–180 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 2.6% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 2.6% | £25–65 |
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 | 25.0% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 15.2% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.1% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.5% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 11.3% | £40–150 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 9.1% | £25–65 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 460 | 87.4% | 21,953 mi |
| 30-60k | 4,027 | 84.8% | 49,258 mi |
| 60-90k | 11,746 | 80.0% | 76,672 mi |
| 90-120k | 14,314 | 75.5% | 104,333 mi |
| 120k+ | 11,877 | 71.9% | 144,508 mi |
Source: 42,450 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 Auris MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Toyota Auris?
76.7% of the 42,450 2008 Toyota Auris tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 70.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Toyota Auris?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.70%), position lamp not working (5.08%), linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (4.02%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Toyota Auris MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 87.4% of the time, falling to 71.9% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Toyota Auris in this dataset had covered 99,763 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2008 Toyota Auris?
Petrol: 77.3% pass rate across 34,324 tests. Diesel: 74.2% pass rate across 8,110 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2008 Toyota Auris MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 76.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 76.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.