Pass rate
92.8%
Above average — 19.7 pts ahead of the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 83 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £42–£130
2008 Toyota Supra MOT pass rate
- 2008
- typical 96,946 mi
Only 83 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.
Most common fault
Suspension
32.9% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2015 96.3% pass
- Avoid 2000 86.1% pass
Across the 11 years on record, a spread of 10.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 92.4%
- Typical mileage
- 97k mi
The 2008 Toyota Supra MOT pass rate is 92.8% of its MOT tests — 19.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Toyota Supra does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 3.4× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 18.6% of everything recorded on the 2008 Toyota Supra, against 5.5% nationally — 13.1 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 32.9%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- 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 92.8% — 19.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Based on a small sample. 83 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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How does the 2008 Toyota Supra compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 19.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.4%. The median 2008 Toyota Supra in this dataset had covered 96,946 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits", noted on 2.41% of tests.
- 83 recorded tests behind this page.
- 92.8% overall pass rate, 92.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Toyota Supra, the average is 89.0% — best year 2015 (96.3%), worst 2000 (86.1%).
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
- 83
- Typical mileage (median)
- 96,946 mi
- Make and model
- Toyota Supra
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Emissions Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Supra MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 70% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Supra
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 22 | 95.5% |
| South West | 15 | 80.0% |
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 Supra
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 Supra
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 exhaust and emissions 2.4% of tests
“catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the lights 2.4% of tests
“rear fog lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning”
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 2.4% of tests
“steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”
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.
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 Supra through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £42–£130 — and 36% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £42–£130
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp with a multiple light source up…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: steering rack gaiter missing or no longer…
- £120–£300
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 36%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 83 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 Supra, side by side
11 model years on record, from 2000 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 86.1% to 96.3% — a spread of 10.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 86.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2001 89.5% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2002 86.2% catalyst emissions carbon…
- 2003 87.1% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2004 89.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 88.3% headlamp aim projected beam image…
- 2006 93.4% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2007 87.8% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2008 92.8%catalyst emissions carbon…
- 2015 96.3% position lamp incorrect colour
- 2019 92.1% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
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 Supra 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
- Bentley Continental 91.4%
- Porsche 911 91.0%
- BMW M3 90.0%
- Porsche Boxster 89.4%
- Audi A8 87.0%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 86.7%
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 Supra 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 70 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 | 23 | 32.90% | 20.98% | +11.92 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 13 | 18.60% | 5.52% | +13.08 |
| Brakes | 10 | 14.30% | 20.89% | −6.59 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 7 | 10.00% | 12.21% | −2.21 |
| Tyres | 5 | 7.10% | 19.76% | −12.66 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5 | 7.10% | 5.57% | +1.53 |
| Steering | 3 | 4.30% | 2.57% | +1.73 |
| Visibility | 2 | 2.90% | 4.97% | −2.07 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 2.90% | 0.82% | +2.08 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.4% | £60–250 |
| Rear fog lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.4% | £3–15 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.4% | £5–20 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 2.4% | £120–300 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 1.2% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.2% | £60–250 |
| Damaged Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 1.2% | £40–120 |
| Flexible brake hoses excessively damaged Brakes | Major | 1.2% | £25–70 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.2% | £3–15 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 1.2% | £60–150 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 9.6% | £200–700 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.6% | £40–150 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 4.8% | £180–450 |
| Service brake performance excessively fluctuating Brakes | Advisory | 4.8% | £60–150 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 4.8% | £30–75 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 3.6% | £60–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 6 | 100.0% | 23,066 mi |
| 30-60k | 11 | 100.0% | 53,216 mi |
| 60-90k | 17 | 100.0% | 75,232 mi |
| 90-120k | 21 | 100.0% | 101,366 mi |
| 120k+ | 28 | 78.6% | 144,335 mi |
Source: 83 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 Supra MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Toyota Supra?
92.8% of the 83 2008 Toyota Supra tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 92.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Toyota Supra?
The three most recorded items are catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (2.41%), rear fog lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning (2.41%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (2.41%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Toyota Supra MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 78.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Toyota Supra in this dataset had covered 96,946 mi.