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Skoda Octavia MOT pass rate by year

How the Skoda Octavia's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1998 to 2023, across the DVSA record.

What is the Skoda Octavia MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Skoda Octavia model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Skoda Octavia averages 22.0% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
199869.1%30.9%22,085
199968.6%31.4%56,213
200069.8%30.2%85,717
200170.7%29.3%160,735
200271.7%28.3%199,470
200372.4%27.6%209,562
200472.3%27.7%204,613
200572.7%27.3%230,544
200673.8%26.2%264,937
200774.6%25.4%254,713
200874.8%25.2%205,152
200976.3%23.7%187,355
201077.6%22.4%221,845
201179.0%21.0%221,739
201279.0%21.0%196,220
201382.5%17.5%155,820
201484.4%15.6%205,538
201585.0%15.0%204,347
201686.4%13.6%186,831
201787.7%12.3%150,752
201887.9%12.1%111,109
201987.3%12.7%109,291
202088.8%11.2%50,875
202189.9%10.1%30,528
202290.3%9.7%11,825
202390.9%9.1%4,766

Does age change how often a Skoda Octavia fails?

Older Skoda Octavias fail more often, as expected. The 1998 cars fail 30.9% of tests against 9.1% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 22.0%. The 1999 is the weakest year at 31.4%, and the 2023 the strongest at 9.1%.

More on the Skoda Octavia

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Skoda Octavia: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them
All Skoda models compared by MOT failure rate
MOT failure rates across Britain

Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain