Pass rate
69.7%
Below average — 3.4 pts behind the 73.1% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,338 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £50–£134
2008 Vauxhall Movano MOT pass rate
- 2008
- Van
- typical 141,631 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
26.5% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 83.5% pass
- Avoid 2002 64.1% pass
Across the 22 years on record, a spread of 19.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 59.9%
- Typical mileage
- 142k mi
The 2008 Vauxhall Movano MOT pass rate is 69.7% of its MOT tests — 3.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 26.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Vauxhall Movano does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.3× the national share
Brakes make up 26.5% of everything recorded on the 2008 Vauxhall Movano, against 20.9% nationally — 5.6 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, vans this age and mileage expect about 73.1%; this one manages 69.7% — 3.4 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 21% 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 Vauxhall Movano compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.1%, so this figure is 3.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 59.9%. The median 2008 Vauxhall Movano in this dataset had covered 141,631 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 68.1% of the time, April–September 71.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements", noted on 8.59% of tests.
- 1,338 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.7% overall pass rate, 59.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Vauxhall Movano, the average is 74.7% — best year 2020 (83.5%), worst 2002 (64.1%).
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
- 1,338
- Typical mileage (median)
- 141,631 mi
- Make and model
- Vauxhall Movano
- 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 Movano MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Movano
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 269 | 66.5% |
| North West | 159 | 67.3% |
| West Midlands | 155 | 72.3% |
| South East | 147 | 66.7% |
| Yorkshire | 125 | 70.4% |
| East of England | 122 | 78.7% |
| Scotland | 120 | 67.5% |
| Wales | 117 | 67.5% |
| East Midlands | 58 | 69.0% |
| North East | 47 | 76.6% |
| London | 19 | 84.2% |
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 Movano
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 Movano
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 7.3% 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 windscreen 6.6% 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 suspension joints 4.6% 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 Movano through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £50–£134 — and 21% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £50–£134
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- 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
- 21%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,338 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 Movano, side by side
22 model years on record, from 2000 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 64.1% to 83.5% — a spread of 19.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 67.0% steering rack gaiter missing or…
- 2001 67.5% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2002 64.1% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2003 68.3% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2004 70.8% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2005 68.4% rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2006 69.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 69.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 69.7%rbt (sp) efficiency below…
- 2009 68.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2010 72.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 75.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 74.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 80.9% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 77.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2015 77.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 78.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2017 83.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2018 80.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 77.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2020 83.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2021 82.9% windscreen damaged but not…
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 Vauxhall Movano 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 vans with a similar record
- Citroen Dispatch 69.9%
- Ford Transit 69.4%
- Peugeot Partner 70.2%
- Peugeot Expert 69.2%
- Fiat Scudo 69.0%
- Citroen Berlingo 70.5%
Closest pass rates among 2008 vans with at least 1,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. Full rankings: best vans and worst vans for MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2008 Vauxhall Movano 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 3,890 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 | 1,053 | 26.50% | 20.89% | +5.61 |
| Suspension | 781 | 19.70% | 20.98% | −1.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 662 | 16.70% | 12.21% | +4.49 |
| Tyres | 299 | 7.50% | 19.76% | −12.26 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 274 | 6.90% | 5.57% | +1.33 |
| Visibility | 222 | 5.60% | 4.97% | +0.63 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 212 | 5.30% | 5.52% | −0.22 |
| Steering | 173 | 4.40% | 2.57% | +1.83 |
| Non-component advisories | 133 | 3.30% | 4.18% | −0.88 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 81 | 2.00% | 0.82% | +1.18 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 8.6% | £45–110 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.3% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 6.6% | £80–200 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 5.1% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.6% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.1% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.8% | £18–45 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 3.6% | £60–150 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 3.4% | £120–300 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.1% | £5–25 |
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 | 18.9% | £45–110 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 13.3% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 11.4% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.0% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.7% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 7.8% | £80–180 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 12 | 91.7% | 25,286 mi |
| 30-60k | 72 | 79.2% | 46,692 mi |
| 60-90k | 133 | 75.9% | 77,427 mi |
| 90-120k | 220 | 75.0% | 105,066 mi |
| 120k+ | 798 | 66.3% | 187,107 mi |
Source: 1,338 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 Movano MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2008 Vauxhall Movano?
69.7% of the 1,338 2008 Vauxhall Movano tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.1% for cars first used in 2008. First-attempt pass rate: 59.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2008 Vauxhall Movano?
The three most recorded items are rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (8.59%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (7.25%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (6.58%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2008 Vauxhall Movano MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.7% of the time, falling to 66.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2008 Vauxhall Movano in this dataset had covered 141,631 mi.
Does the season affect the 2008 Vauxhall Movano MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 68.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 71.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.