Skoda MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 756,623 MOT tests on Skoda cars from 2023, covering 11 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 756,623 MOT tests on Skoda cars in 2023, 77% passed first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Skoda models with enough tests, the Karoq did best at 90% and the Felicia did least well at 62%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.
Skoda models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Fabia | 236,212 | 71% |
| Octavia | 207,350 | 76% |
| Yeti | 76,378 | 79% |
| Superb | 63,109 | 79% |
| Citigo | 52,499 | 81% |
| Karoq | 42,142 | 90% |
| Kodiaq | 30,579 | 89% |
| Rapid | 22,885 | 76% |
| Roomster | 19,273 | 67% |
| Scala | 5,061 | 89% |
| Felicia | 1,135 | 62% |
What Skoda cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics8.1% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension7.2% (all cars 9.0%)
- Tyres5.8% (all cars 6.4%)
- Brakes5.5% (all cars 6.8%)
- Visibility3.0% (all cars 4.8%)
- Body and structure2.6% (all cars 3.5%)
- Exhaust and emissions2.5% (all cars 3.1%)
- Steering0.9% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common Skoda failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 2.0%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.8%
- Position lamp: not working 1.6%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 1.3%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 1.1%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.0%
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 0.8%
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 0.8%
Check a particular Skoda
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.