2008 Porsche 911 — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age

18 years

Current Age

88.0%

Latest Pass Rate

27,026

Total Tests (All Years)

56,702 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Compared to Average at Age 16

This car: 88.0%

Average: 52.7%

✅ 35.3% above average (10212 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2008 Porsche 911 as it ages.

2 yrs87.3%

→ ↓1.1%

3 yrs86.2%

→ ↑2.6%

4 yrs88.8%

→ ↓2.2%

5 yrs86.6%

→ ↑0.4%

6 yrs87.0%

→ ↑0.5%

7 yrs87.5%

→ ↓0.4%

8 yrs87.1%

→ ↓1.4%

9 yrs85.7%

→ ↑2.0%

10 yrs87.7%

→ ↓0.9%

11 yrs86.8%

→ ↑1.3%

12 yrs88.1%

→ ↓0.0%

13 yrs88.1%

→ ↓0.6%

14 yrs87.5%

→ ↑0.6%

15 yrs88.1%

→ ↓0.1%

16 yrs88.0%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
2 yrs	87.3%	110
3 yrs	86.2%	2,189
4 yrs	88.8%	2,142
5 yrs	86.6%	2,105
6 yrs	87.0%	2,124
7 yrs	87.5%	2,083
8 yrs	87.1%	2,031
9 yrs	85.7%	2,014
10 yrs	87.7%	1,443
11 yrs	86.8%	1,435
12 yrs	88.1%	1,430
13 yrs	88.1%	1,837
14 yrs	87.5%	1,518
15 yrs	88.1%	1,831
16 yrs	88.0%	2,734

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2008 Porsche 911 pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (16 yrs)	88%	2,734
2023 (15 yrs)	88.1%	1,831
2022 (14 yrs)	87.5%	1,518
2021 (13 yrs)	88.1%	1,837
2020 (12 yrs)	88.1%	1,430
2019 (11 yrs)	86.8%	1,435
2018 (10 yrs)	87.7%	1,443
2017 (9 yrs)	85.7%	2,014
2016 (8 yrs)	87.1%	2,031
2015 (7 yrs)	87.5%	2,083
2014 (6 yrs)	87%	2,124
2013 (5 yrs)	86.6%	2,105
2012 (4 yrs)	88.8%	2,142
2011 (3 yrs)	86.2%	2,189
2010 (2 yrs)	87.3%	110

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2010

87.3%

Age (yrs) 2Tests 110Avg Mileage 17,975Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.8%

2011

86.2%

Age (yrs) 3Tests 2,189Avg Mileage 18,238Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.9%

2012

88.8%

Age (yrs) 4Tests 2,142Avg Mileage 23,155Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 5.8%

2013

86.6%

Age (yrs) 5Tests 2,105Avg Mileage 27,727Top Failure Tyres — 10.7%

2014

87.0%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 2,124Avg Mileage 32,240Top Failure Tyres — 11.4%

2015

87.5%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 2,083Avg Mileage 36,710Top Failure Tyres — 9.9%

2016

87.1%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 2,031Avg Mileage 40,131Top Failure Tyres — 12.0%

2017

85.7%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 2,014Avg Mileage 43,580Top Failure Tyres — 10.1%

2018

87.7%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 1,443Avg Mileage 46,107Top Failure Tyres — 9.4%

2019

86.8%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 1,435Avg Mileage 48,770Top Failure Tyres — 10.7%

2020

88.1%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 1,430Avg Mileage 52,219Top Failure Tyres — 10.8%

2021

88.1%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 1,837Avg Mileage 53,471Top Failure Tyres — 9.6%

2022

87.5%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 1,518Avg Mileage 54,247Top Failure Brakes — 10.5%

2023

88.1%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 1,831Avg Mileage 56,465Top Failure Tyres — 11.0%

2024

88.0%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 2,734Avg Mileage 56,702Top Failure Brakes — 6.7%

MOT results for 2008 Porsche 911 by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2010	2	87.3%	110	17,975	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 11.8%
2011	3	86.2%	2,189	18,238	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 6.9%
2012	4	88.8%	2,142	23,155	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 5.8%
2013	5	86.6%	2,105	27,727	Tyres — 10.7%
2014	6	87.0%	2,124	32,240	Tyres — 11.4%
2015	7	87.5%	2,083	36,710	Tyres — 9.9%
2016	8	87.1%	2,031	40,131	Tyres — 12.0%
2017	9	85.7%	2,014	43,580	Tyres — 10.1%
2018	10	87.7%	1,443	46,107	Tyres — 9.4%
2019	11	86.8%	1,435	48,770	Tyres — 10.7%
2020	12	88.1%	1,430	52,219	Tyres — 10.8%
2021	13	88.1%	1,837	53,471	Tyres — 9.6%
2022	14	87.5%	1,518	54,247	Brakes — 10.5%
2023	15	88.1%	1,831	56,465	Tyres — 11.0%
2024	16	88.0%	2,734	56,702	Brakes — 6.7%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2008 Porsche 911, with age trends.

Tyres

9.0%

— Consistent

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

8.3%

↓ Decreases with age

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

6.4%

— Consistent

Brakes

5.6%

↑ Increases with age

Suspension

3.5%

— Consistent

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Tyres	2.7% (2 yrs)	5.5% (16 yrs)	+2.8%	🔴 ↑

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About This Data

This page shows how Porsche 911 cars manufactured in 2008 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2010 to 2024, covering 27,026 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.