Skoda MOT failure rates by model
Skoda cars fail 21.8% of MOT tests. Here is every Skoda model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Skoda cars?
Across 13,101,522 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 21.8% of Skoda cars fail. That is 3.9 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Skoda models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skoda Favorit | 36.6% | 54,842 | Other |
| Skoda Felicia | 34.4% | 592,603 | Other |
| Skoda 120 | 29.1% | 1,298 | Lamps & electrical |
| Skoda Fabia | 23.8% | 5,008,386 | Suspension |
| Skoda Roomster | 22.6% | 348,171 | Suspension |
| Skoda Octavia | 22.0% | 3,988,332 | Suspension |
| Skoda Superb | 18.7% | 824,788 | Tyres |
| Skoda Rapid | 17.6% | 247,683 | Tyres |
| Skoda Yeti | 15.8% | 881,349 | Suspension |
| Skoda Citigo | 15.1% | 520,079 | Brakes |
| Skoda Scala | 11.1% | 37,511 | Tyres |
| Skoda Enyaq | 11.1% | 25,241 | Tyres |
| Skoda Kodiaq | 10.2% | 214,599 | Tyres |
| Skoda Kamiq | 10.2% | 78,340 | Brakes |
| Skoda Karoq | 9.5% | 274,825 | Tyres |
Which Skoda fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Skoda Favorit has the highest failure rate at 36.6%, and the Skoda Karoq the lowest at 9.5%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Failure rates for other makes with a large MOT sample.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain