Skoda Roomster MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Skoda Roomster took 19,273 MOT tests in Britain and passed 67% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2023
- 19,273
- First-time pass rate
- 67%
- All cars
- 71%
What the Roomster fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics14.2% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension11.3% (all cars 9.0%)
- Brakes8.4% (all cars 6.8%)
- Body and structure6.9% (all cars 3.5%)
- Tyres6.8% (all cars 6.4%)
- Visibility3.7% (all cars 4.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions3.1% (all cars 3.1%)
- Steering2.7% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Position lamp: not working 4.5%
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 4.2%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 3.7%
- Stop lamp: not working 2.5%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 2.4%
- Service brake performance: excessively binding 2.2%
- Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour 2.2%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.9%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 18.6%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 16.6%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 10.4%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 8.7%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 6.4%
- Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 5.6%
- Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 4.6%
- Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s) 4.2%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 457 | 46% |
| 2007 | 2,676 | 50% |
| 2008 | 2,289 | 53% |
| 2009 | 1,203 | 56% |
| 2010 | 1,368 | 65% |
| 2011 | 1,640 | 68% |
| 2012 | 2,452 | 71% |
| 2013 | 2,693 | 75% |
| 2014 | 2,777 | 80% |
| 2015 | 1,713 | 83% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 8 years | 54,546 miles |
| 9 years | 57,605 miles |
| 10 years | 67,269 miles |
| 11 years | 76,166 miles |
| 12 years | 80,575 miles |
| 13 years | 91,587 miles |
| 14 years | 94,616 miles |
| 15 years | 103,477 miles |
| 16 years | 109,238 miles |
| 17 years | 116,057 miles |
Check a particular Roomster
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Other Skoda models
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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.