2008 Audi R8 — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age

18 years

Current Age

88.9%

Latest Pass Rate

8,457

Total Tests (All Years)

53,668 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 16

This car: 88.9%

Average: 52.7%

✅ 36.2% above average (10212 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2008 Audi R8 as it ages.

2 yrs96.7%

→ ↓10.1%

3 yrs86.6%

→ ↑0.9%

4 yrs87.5%

→ ↓3.8%

5 yrs83.7%

→ ↓2.7%

6 yrs81.0%

→ ↑3.3%

7 yrs84.3%

→ ↑0.5%

8 yrs84.8%

→ ↓1.4%

9 yrs83.4%

→ ↑1.1%

10 yrs84.5%

→ ↑1.4%

11 yrs85.9%

→ ↓0.1%

12 yrs85.8%

→ ↑0.8%

13 yrs86.6%

→ ↓0.2%

14 yrs86.4%

→ ↑0.1%

15 yrs86.5%

→ ↑2.4%

16 yrs88.9%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
2 yrs	96.7%	30
3 yrs	86.6%	730
4 yrs	87.5%	670
5 yrs	83.7%	661
6 yrs	81.0%	669
7 yrs	84.3%	669
8 yrs	84.8%	659
9 yrs	83.4%	658
10 yrs	84.5%	458
11 yrs	85.9%	481
12 yrs	85.8%	437
13 yrs	86.6%	569
14 yrs	86.4%	471
15 yrs	86.5%	535
16 yrs	88.9%	760

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2008 Audi R8 pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (16 yrs)	88.9%	760
2023 (15 yrs)	86.5%	535
2022 (14 yrs)	86.4%	471
2021 (13 yrs)	86.6%	569
2020 (12 yrs)	85.8%	437
2019 (11 yrs)	85.9%	481
2018 (10 yrs)	84.5%	458
2017 (9 yrs)	83.4%	658
2016 (8 yrs)	84.8%	659
2015 (7 yrs)	84.3%	669
2014 (6 yrs)	81%	669
2013 (5 yrs)	83.7%	661
2012 (4 yrs)	87.5%	670
2011 (3 yrs)	86.6%	730
2010 (2 yrs)	96.7%	30

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2010

96.7%

Age (yrs) 2Tests 30Avg Mileage 13,072Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 3.3%

2011

86.6%

Age (yrs) 3Tests 730Avg Mileage 16,008Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.0%

2012

87.5%

Age (yrs) 4Tests 670Avg Mileage 20,243Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.3%

2013

83.7%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 661Avg Mileage 24,277Top Failure Tyres — 11.3%

2014

81.0%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 669Avg Mileage 28,386Top Failure Tyres — 14.3%

2015

84.3%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 669Avg Mileage 31,678Top Failure Tyres — 11.4%

2016

84.8%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 659Avg Mileage 34,827Top Failure Tyres — 10.2%

2017

83.4%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 658Avg Mileage 38,331Top Failure Brakes — 11.7%

2018

84.5%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 458Avg Mileage 41,519Top Failure Tyres — 10.5%

2019

85.9%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 481Avg Mileage 42,642Top Failure Brakes — 12.9%

2020

85.8%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 437Avg Mileage 45,818Top Failure Brakes — 12.6%

2021

86.6%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 569Avg Mileage 47,273Top Failure Brakes — 17.0%

2022

86.4%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 471Avg Mileage 48,280Top Failure Brakes — 14.6%

2023

86.5%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 535Avg Mileage 49,862Top Failure Brakes — 14.6%

2024

88.9%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 760Avg Mileage 53,668Top Failure Brakes — 12.6%

MOT results for 2008 Audi R8 by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2010	2	96.7%	30	13,072	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 3.3%
2011	3	86.6%	730	16,008	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.0%
2012	4	87.5%	670	20,243	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.3%
2013	5	83.7%	661	24,277	Tyres — 11.3%
2014	6	81.0%	669	28,386	Tyres — 14.3%
2015	7	84.3%	669	31,678	Tyres — 11.4%
2016	8	84.8%	659	34,827	Tyres — 10.2%
2017	9	83.4%	658	38,331	Brakes — 11.7%
2018	10	84.5%	458	41,519	Tyres — 10.5%
2019	11	85.9%	481	42,642	Brakes — 12.9%
2020	12	85.8%	437	45,818	Brakes — 12.6%
2021	13	86.6%	569	47,273	Brakes — 17.0%
2022	14	86.4%	471	48,280	Brakes — 14.6%
2023	15	86.5%	535	49,862	Brakes — 14.6%
2024	16	88.9%	760	53,668	Brakes — 12.6%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2008 Audi R8, with age trends.

Brakes

9.8%

↑ Increases with age

Tyres

9.1%

— Consistent

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

8.3%

↑ Increases with age

Suspension

7.3%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

6.3%

— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Not enough data to compare failures across ages.

Other Manufacture Years

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

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About This Data

This page shows how Audi R8 cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2010 to 2024, covering 8,457 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.