Skoda Yeti MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Skoda Yeti in Great Britain in 2025 — 74,816 tests. Figures cover every Yeti first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Yeti ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
73.9%
1.6 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
74,816
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
5.3%
of Yeti first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
68,750
middle half: 51,250–91,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Skoda Yeti cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 74,934 Skoda Yeti cars that were taxed or on SORN: 73,593 taxed and 1,341 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Skoda Yeti vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
73,593
98.2% of the 74,934 Yeti cars taxed or on SORN; 110 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
1,341
declared off the road by their keepers — 1.8% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Yeti cars peaked at 77,273 at the end of 2017 and has since fallen by 3,680 (4.8%) to 73,593 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 209 at the end of 2014 to 1,341 at the end of 2025, up 541.6%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Yeti cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

020k40k60k80k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Yeti cars, year 2014: 40kTaxed Yeti cars, year 2015: 53kTaxed Yeti cars, year 2016: 66kTaxed Yeti cars, year 2017: 77kTaxed Yeti cars, year 2018: 77kTaxed Yeti cars, year 2019: 77kTaxed Yeti cars, year 2020: 76kTaxed Yeti cars, year 2021: 76kTaxed Yeti cars, year 2022: 76kTaxed Yeti cars, year 2023: 75kTaxed Yeti cars, year 2024: 75kTaxed Yeti cars, year 2025: 74k74k
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YearTaxed Yeti cars
201440,394
201552,901
201666,244
201777,273
201876,797
201976,627
202076,467
202176,457
202276,084
202375,376
202474,672
202573,593

Yeti cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

05001k2k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Yeti cars on SORN, year 2014: 209Yeti cars on SORN, year 2015: 294Yeti cars on SORN, year 2016: 165Yeti cars on SORN, year 2017: 323Yeti cars on SORN, year 2018: 357Yeti cars on SORN, year 2019: 411Yeti cars on SORN, year 2020: 535Yeti cars on SORN, year 2021: 537Yeti cars on SORN, year 2022: 605Yeti cars on SORN, year 2023: 783Yeti cars on SORN, year 2024: 1kYeti cars on SORN, year 2025: 1k1k
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YearYeti cars on SORN
2014209
2015294
2016165
2017323
2018357
2019411
2020535
2021537
2022605
2023783
20241,021
20251,341

Which model years survive

Taxed Yeti cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 73,593 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Yeti cars
201711,09815.1%
201613,02217.7%
201512,39716.8%
201411,96916.3%
20139,97613.6%
20126,3998.7%
20114,8486.6%
20103,3544.6%
All other build years (two years, each under 1%)5300.7%

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, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name YETI under this model. 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 the Yeti ages

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

Skoda YetiAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Skoda Yeti, vehicle age 8: 82.3%Skoda Yeti, vehicle age 9: 78.6%Skoda Yeti, vehicle age 10: 75.1%Skoda Yeti, vehicle age 11: 72.8%Skoda Yeti, vehicle age 12: 71.1%Skoda Yeti, vehicle age 13: 67.4%Skoda Yeti, vehicle age 14: 65.7%Skoda Yeti, vehicle age 15: 61.8%Skoda Yeti, vehicle age 16: 60.2%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%Skoda Yeti 60.2%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Yeti testsYeti pass rateAll cars
811,16482.3%78.2%
913,17578.6%74.9%
1012,58575.1%71.9%
1112,18272.8%68.6%
1210,10071.1%65.8%
136,53667.4%63.5%
145,01265.7%61.2%
153,51461.8%59.3%
1650860.2%58.3%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

Yeti ahead
-6-3+0+3+6Age 8: +4.1 points vs the average carAge 9: +3.7 points vs the average car9Age 10: +3.2 points vs the average carAge 11: +4.2 points vs the average car11Age 12: +5.3 points vs the average carAge 13: +3.9 points vs the average car13Age 14: +4.5 points vs the average carAge 15: +2.5 points vs the average car15Age 16: +1.9 points vs the average carVehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
8+4.1
9+3.7
10+3.2
11+4.2
12+5.3
13+3.9
14+4.5
15+2.5
16+1.9

The Yeti fleet on the road, by age

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

05k10k15k20kAge 8: 11k8Age 9: 13kAge 10: 12k10Age 11: 12kAge 12: 10k12Age 13: 6kAge 14: 5k14Age 15: 3kAge 16: 50816Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
811,164
913,175
1012,585
1112,182
1210,100
136,536
145,012
153,514
16508

What a Yeti fails on

Where the failure items land when a Yeti fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Suspension35.4%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19.7%
Brakes16.6%
Tyres12.1%
Body, chassis, structure5.1%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.2%
Visibility3.8%
Steering1.4%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (98.3% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

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

Suspension: 37.2% of advisories37.2%Tyres: 28.1% of advisories28.1%Brakes: 24.1% of advisories24.1%Non-component advisories: 3.7% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 2.7% of advisoriesIdentification of the vehicle: 1.8% of advisories
SuspensionTyresBrakesNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksIdentification of the vehicle
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension37.2%
Tyres28.1%
Brakes24.1%
Non-component advisories3.7%
Noise, emissions and leaks2.7%
Identification of the vehicle1.8%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Yeti?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested Yeti 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%Diesel: 70.5% of 42,066 tests70.5%Diesel42,066 testsPetrol: 78.1% of 32,749 tests78.1%Petrol32,749 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel42,06670.5%
Petrol32,74978.1%

What mileage is normal for a Yeti?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Yeti; 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 Yeti (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k810121416Vehicle age (years)Age 8: typical 51,250 miles (middle half 36,250–68,750)Age 9: typical 58,750 miles (middle half 43,750–78,750)Age 10: typical 68,750 miles (middle half 51,250–91,250)Age 11: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 56,250–101,250)Age 12: typical 88,750 miles (middle half 66,250–113,750)Age 13: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 73,750–123,750)Age 14: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 76,250–128,750)Age 15: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 81,250–136,250)Age 16: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 88,750–143,750)116k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
836,25051,25068,750
943,75058,75078,750
1051,25068,75091,250
1156,25078,750101,250
1266,25088,750113,750
1373,75098,750123,750
1476,250101,250128,750
1581,250108,750136,250
1688,750116,250143,750

What fails at each age

The Yeti's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

SuspensionBrakesTyresLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
6-9 yrsSuspension28.4%
6-9 yrsBrakes21.6%
6-9 yrsTyres19.7%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14.6%
6-9 yrsBody, chassis, structure4.7%
6-9 yrsEverything else11.0%
10-13 yrsSuspension42.4%
10-13 yrsBrakes17.0%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment12.9%
10-13 yrsTyres12.1%
10-13 yrsBody, chassis, structure5.3%
10-13 yrsEverything else10.3%
14+ yrsSuspension41.6%
14+ yrsBrakes18.4%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14.5%
14+ yrsTyres8.8%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure6.5%
14+ yrsEverything else10.2%

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