29.2%
Rigid brake pipe
A rigid metal brake pipe is corroded, damaged, kinked, or leaking. These permanently fixed pipes carry pressurised brake fluid — any weakness is a serious safety concern.
MOT wording: Brake pipe corroded or covered in grease
SkodaUsed-car reliability
How reliable is a used Skoda?
At 7 years old, the average Skoda fails its MOT less often than the average UK car.
MOT fail rate · 7-year-old cars
Skoda15.3%
UK average16.6%
Fails less often than the average 7-year-old car (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%)
Where to start
The lowest and highest fail rates in the Skoda range
The Skoda models whose MOT tests at 7 years old most and least often ended in a fail.
Lowest fail rates
- 1
Skoda Karoq10.3%fail rate - 2
Skoda Kodiaq12.4%fail rate - 3
Skoda Yeti14.4%fail rate
Highest fail rates
- 1
Skoda Fabia18.8%fail rate - 2
Skoda Rapid18.4%fail rate - 3
Skoda Superb15.5%fail rate
What actually goes wrong
What breaks on Skoda cars
The most common MOT faults across the Skoda range, in plain English. Models with more MOT tests count for more. The percentage is the share of MOT tests on Skoda cars that recorded that defect.
16.2%
Tyre condition
A tyre is worn, cut, damaged or otherwise not fit for the road. Tyres are the only thing connecting the car to the road, so this is always worth taking seriously.
MOT wording: Tyre worn close to the legal limit or worn on the edge
14.6%
Shock absorber / damper
A shock absorber (damper) is worn, leaking, or insecure. Worn dampers cause bouncy handling and longer stopping distances because the tyres lose contact with the road.
MOT wording: Shock absorber has a light misting of oil
14.3%
Suspension mounting / structural integrity
The structural area near a suspension or sub-frame mounting point is cracked, corroded, or weakened. This is a serious structural concern as the suspension anchors to these points.
MOT wording: Suspension mounting area corroded, but not seriously
Across all Skoda models; models with more MOT tests count for more.
The whole range
Every Skoda that ranks, in plain English
For each model, one number: the share of its MOT tests at 7 years old that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. Lower is better. The UK average (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%) is shown for reference. Only models with enough MOT data at 7 years old are ranked. The rest sit just below, unranked.
8 models
Skoda Karoq
The lowest 7-year fail rate of any Skoda here.
10.3%fail rate at 7 years old
Skoda Kodiaq
Among the lower fail rates in the Skoda range at 7 years old.
12.4%fail rate at 7 years old
Skoda Yeti
Among the lower fail rates in the Skoda range at 7 years old.
14.4%fail rate at 7 years old
Skoda Octavia
Among the lower fail rates in the Skoda range at 7 years old.
14.8%fail rate at 7 years old
Skoda Citigo
Among the lower fail rates in the Skoda range at 7 years old.
15.3%fail rate at 7 years old
Skoda Superb
Above the Skoda average, but below the UK average.
15.5%fail rate at 7 years old
Skoda Rapid
Above the Skoda average, and at or above the UK average.
18.4%fail rate at 7 years old
Skoda Fabia
Above the Skoda average, and at or above the UK average.
18.8%fail rate at 7 years old
Fail rates are the share of MOT tests on 7-year-old cars ending in a fail, retests included (DVSA MOT results, 2025). UK average across all makes at the same age: 16.6%. How we count fail rates
Not directly comparable with the figures at 7 years old
Shown unranked. These models don’t have enough MOT data at 7 years old yet. They’re either too new (few cars old enough) or too old (few still on the road). Each is shown at the age with the most tests, so the percentages aren’t directly comparable to the list above.
Too new to rankSkoda Kamiq
9.4%fail rate at 3 years old · 9,363 MOT tests
Too new to rankSkoda Enyaq
10.9%fail rate at 3 years old · 5,856 MOT tests
Too new to rankSkoda Scala
11.2%fail rate at 4 years old · 3,399 MOT tests
Too old to rankSkoda Roomster
21.8%fail rate at 11 years old · 3,588 MOT tests
Too old to rankSkoda Felicia
28.8%fail rate at 25+ years old · 869 MOT tests
Looking at one in particular?
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