Skoda MOT pass rates by model

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a class-4 Skoda in Great Britain in 2025 — 813,597 tests. How they age, and how each model compares, computed by SortedCars from the official DVSA record of every test.

Skoda pass rate 2025
76.4%
4.1 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); covers all Skoda class-4 vehicles; unadjusted for fleet age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
813,597
first tests, 2025
Models tracked
12
with 2,000+ tests in 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
6.3%
of Skoda first tests; national 7.3%

How many Skoda cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 1,063,155 Skoda cars that were taxed or on SORN: 1,011,696 taxed and 51,459 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper), so 95.2% of them were taxed. DVLA lists 24 named Skoda car models, counted across the whole United Kingdom. A further 1,353 taxed Skoda cars are on the register with no model name recorded; they are in the totals here and under no model below. These are counts of cars, not tests, and cars only: vans, pickups and motorhomes are recorded as goods vehicles or motor caravans in the licensing data and are not in these figures. The model table below carries the count for each model DVLA records under a name of its own.

Still taxed, end of 2025
1,011,696
95.2% of the 1,063,155 Skoda cars taxed or on SORN
On SORN, end of 2025
51,459
declared off the road by their keepers — 4.8% of that total

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only; the make totals include cars recorded with no model name, the model figures exclude them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How Skoda cars age

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Skoda vs all cars, 2025.

SkodaAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Skoda, vehicle age 3: 89.8%Skoda, vehicle age 4: 87.9%Skoda, vehicle age 5: 86.8%Skoda, vehicle age 6: 84.5%Skoda, vehicle age 7: 83.1%Skoda, vehicle age 8: 80.4%Skoda, vehicle age 9: 77.6%Skoda, vehicle age 10: 75.6%Skoda, vehicle age 11: 73.3%Skoda, vehicle age 12: 70.9%Skoda, vehicle age 13: 67.2%Skoda, vehicle age 14: 64.5%Skoda, vehicle age 15: 62%Skoda, vehicle age 16: 57.1%Skoda, vehicle age 17: 53.7%Skoda, vehicle age 18: 53.7%Skoda, vehicle age 19: 54.6%Skoda, vehicle age 20: 54.3%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Skoda 54.3%
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Age (years)Skoda testsSkoda pass rateAll cars
349,02689.8%88.5%
454,65887.9%87.2%
556,36986.8%86.0%
671,39184.5%83.5%
769,59983.1%80.9%
872,65880.4%78.2%
972,27077.6%74.9%
1065,99275.6%71.9%
1164,13173.3%68.6%
1254,24270.9%65.8%
1339,44967.2%63.5%
1430,34364.5%61.2%
1524,63562.0%59.3%
1620,70857.1%58.3%
1716,32353.7%57.2%
1814,79753.7%57.4%
1910,55354.6%57.0%
207,43254.3%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

Skoda's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: Skoda beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Skoda aheadSkoda behind
-6-3+0+3+6Age 3: +1.3 points vs the average car3Age 4: +0.7 points vs the average carAge 5: +0.8 points vs the average car5Age 6: +1.0 points vs the average carAge 7: +2.2 points vs the average car7Age 8: +2.2 points vs the average carAge 9: +2.7 points vs the average car9Age 10: +3.7 points vs the average carAge 11: +4.7 points vs the average car11Age 12: +5.1 points vs the average carAge 13: +3.7 points vs the average car13Age 14: +3.3 points vs the average carAge 15: +2.7 points vs the average car15Age 16: -1.2 points vs the average carAge 17: -3.5 points vs the average car17Age 18: -3.7 points vs the average carAge 19: -2.4 points vs the average car19Age 20: -3.3 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+1.3
4+0.7
5+0.8
6+1.0
7+2.2
8+2.2
9+2.7
10+3.7
11+4.7
12+5.1
13+3.7
14+3.3
15+2.7
16-1.2
17-3.5
18-3.7
19-2.4
20-3.3

The Skoda fleet on the road, by age

How many Skoda cars of each age took a first MOT in 2025 — the shape of the Skoda fleet still in use.

020k40k60k80kAge 3: 49k3Age 4: 54kAge 5: 56k5Age 6: 71kAge 7: 69k7Age 8: 72kAge 9: 72k9Age 10: 65kAge 11: 64k11Age 12: 54kAge 13: 39k13Age 14: 30kAge 15: 24k15Age 16: 20kAge 17: 16k17Age 18: 14kAge 19: 10k19Age 20: 7k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
349,026
454,658
556,369
671,391
769,599
872,658
972,270
1065,992
1164,131
1254,242
1339,449
1430,343
1524,635
1620,708
1716,323
1814,797
1910,553
207,432

What a Skoda fails on

Where the failure items land when a Skoda fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Every make has a signature — this is Skoda's.

Suspension23.4%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.4%
Brakes17.1%
Tyres15.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.2%
Visibility6.1%
Body, chassis, structure5.7%
Steering1.9%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.3% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" on a Skoda, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 32.4% of advisories32.4%Suspension: 27.7% of advisories27.7%Brakes: 24.4% of advisories24.4%Non-component advisories: 5.5% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 2.8% of advisoriesIdentification of the vehicle: 2.2% of advisories
TyresSuspensionBrakesNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksIdentification of the vehicle
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres32.4%
Suspension27.7%
Brakes24.4%
Non-component advisories5.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks2.8%
Identification of the vehicle2.2%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Skoda?

First-time pass rate for the four most-tested fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 78.5% of 497,646 tests78.5%Petrol497,646 testsDiesel: 72.1% of 296,124 tests72.1%Diesel296,124 testsElectric: 87.9% of 10,429 tests87.9%Electric10,429 testsHybrid electric: 87.3% of 9,354 tests87.3%Hybrid9,354 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol497,64678.5%
Diesel296,12472.1%
Electric10,42987.9%
Hybrid electric9,35487.3%

What mileage is normal for a Skoda?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, all Skoda class-4 vehicles, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Skoda; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Skoda (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 26,250 miles (middle half 18,750–36,250)Age 4: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 23,750–46,250)Age 5: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 28,750–53,750)Age 6: typical 48,750 miles (middle half 33,750–66,250)Age 7: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 38,750–73,750)Age 8: typical 61,250 miles (middle half 43,750–86,250)Age 9: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 48,750–93,750)Age 10: typical 73,750 miles (middle half 51,250–103,750)Age 11: typical 81,250 miles (middle half 58,750–111,250)Age 12: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 61,250–113,750)Age 13: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 68,750–126,250)Age 14: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 76,250–131,250)Age 15: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 78,750–138,750)Age 16: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 73,750–133,750)Age 17: typical 111,250 miles (middle half 83,750–141,250)Age 18: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 86,250–148,750)Age 19: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 83,750–151,250)Age 20: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 83,750–156,250)118k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
318,75026,25036,250
423,75033,75046,250
528,75038,75053,750
633,75048,75066,250
738,75053,75073,750
843,75061,25086,250
948,75068,75093,750
1051,25073,750103,750
1158,75081,250111,250
1261,25086,250113,750
1368,75096,250126,250
1476,250101,250131,250
1578,750106,250138,750
1673,750101,250133,750
1783,750111,250141,250
1886,250116,250148,750
1983,750116,250151,250
2083,750118,750156,250

Every Skoda model in the data

First-time pass rate per model, 2025. Every model with at least 2,000 tests is listed — all 12 of them, ordered by number of tests; models with 5,000+ tests link to their own page. All trims and variants are grouped under one model name. Pass rates are unadjusted for age: models with older fleets sit lower. The last three columns are the number of that model on DVLA's register at the end of 2025 — taxed, on SORN, and the taxed share — from the licensing statistics rather than the MOT record. They are left blank for vans, pickups and car-and-van models, which the licensing data counts as goods vehicles rather than cars, and for models DVLA does not record under a name of their own. DVLA's model groupings do not always draw the line where the MOT grouping does; each model page says what its count covers.

Model Tests 2025Pass rate Taxed, end 2025SORN, end 2025 Taxed share
Fabia228,99670.6%248,68516,35193.8%
Octavia201,07975.8%221,98321,54791.2%
Yeti74,81673.9%73,5931,34198.2%
Superb65,63077.7%76,3454,83094.0%
Karoq61,41289.0%96,74762199.4%
Citigo52,09778.0%51,41066398.7%
Kodiaq44,63587.3%76,90862199.2%
Kamiq24,64088.8%54,56732099.4%
Rapid21,49172.6%21,6201,07995.2%
Roomster17,43263.7%16,5311,00494.3%
Scala10,17986.9%21,32221599.0%
Enyaq10,08788.0%39,51815499.6%

Skoda models ranked by pass rate

All twelve grouped Skoda car models with 5,000 or more first tests in 2025, highest first-time pass rate first — the full field at that floor. Pass rates are unadjusted for fleet age — a model whose fleet runs older sits lower for that reason alone. Neighbouring rows can be effectively level, and models sharing a published rate share a rank.

RankModelTests 2025Pass rate
1Skoda Karoq61,41289.0%
2Skoda Kamiq24,64088.8%
3Skoda Enyaq10,08788.0%
4Skoda Kodiaq44,63587.3%
5Skoda Scala10,17986.9%
6Skoda Citigo52,09778.0%
7Skoda Superb65,63077.7%
8Skoda Octavia201,07975.8%
9Skoda Yeti74,81673.9%
10Skoda Rapid21,49172.6%
11Skoda Fabia228,99670.6%
12Skoda Roomster17,43263.7%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.