2008 Vauxhall Agila MOT pass rate: 59.4% (8,850 tests)

2008-registered Vauxhall Agilas passed 59.4% of 8,850 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 5.7 points worse than same-age cars (65.1%). This is one of the lower-scoring Agila years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

59.4%Pass rate, 2008 cars

94.3Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

8,850Tests analysed

67,464 miMedian mileage at test

59.6% / 56.6%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2008 Agila getting worse?

Pass rate of 2008-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	60.3% -5.1 vs same-age
2024	59.7% -5.2 vs same-age
2025	58.2% -6.9 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2008 Agila

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	4,156	37.8%
2	Brakes	2,653	24.1%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1,392	12.7%
4	Tyres	784	7.1%
5	Visibility	685	6.2%
6	Body, chassis, structure	658	6.0%

All Agila years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2001	1,742	65.3%	-1.3 pts	76,666
2002	2,091	67.0%	+1.3 pts	76,728
2003	3,919	66.1%	+1.1 pts	74,162
2004	3,525	67.9%	+3.6 pts	71,306
2005	3,620	68.5%	+4.0 pts	70,822
2006	3,402	68.5%	+4.1 pts	68,942
2007	3,029	70.7%	+5.6 pts	68,021
2008 (this page)	8,850	59.4%	-5.7 pts	67,464
2009	16,427	61.5%	-4.9 pts	64,506
2010	11,236	64.8%	-2.5 pts	60,663
2011	12,639	66.6%	-2.6 pts	59,040
2012	11,858	71.9%	+0.6 pts	53,744
2013	10,283	75.4%	+2.1 pts	47,660
2014	10,321	78.9%	+3.1 pts	42,760

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Vauxhall Agila years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2008 Vauxhall Agila reliable?

2008-registered examples passed 59.4% of their MOT tests (8,850 tests, 2023–2025), -5.7 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 18 years old with a median 67,464 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2008 Agila?

The median tested example shows 67,464 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.