Skoda Fabia MOT pass rate and common failures

71% of Skoda Fabia MOTs passed first time, about the same as 70% for all cars at the same ages.

71%passed first time (cars its age: 70%)
1.9mSkoda Fabia MOTs counted since May 2018
5,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Skoda Fabias against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Fabia	All cars	MOTs
2022	91%	88%	13k
2021	86%	86%	26k
2020	86%	86%	37k
2019	85%	85%	73k
2018	82%	84%	101k
2017	82%	83%	130k
2016	81%	80%	155k
2015	81%	78%	153k
2014	78%	74%	127k
2013	76%	71%	162k
2012	73%	68%	122k
2011	70%	65%	107k
2010	67%	63%	100k
2009	61%	61%	125k
2008	56%	59%	102k
2007	55%	58%	89k
2006	53%	56%	82k
2005	52%	56%	71k
2004	50%	55%	55k
2003	50%	55%	41k
2002	51%	55%	31k
2001	51%	57%	22k
2000	50%	58%	6k

Compare two years of the Fabia, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Skoda Fabia MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.42.9
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.52.5
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively wornOther cars its age: 1.22.5
Stop lamp (brake light) not workingOther cars its age: 2.22.3
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.62.2
Drive shaft CV boot splitOther cars its age: 1.52.1
Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 2.51.9
Parking brake efficiency too lowOther cars its age: 1.41.8

Out of every 100 Skoda Fabia MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustmentFail. Other cars its age: 0.20.9
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travelFail. Other cars its age: 0.10.6
Headlamp lens seriously defectiveFail. Other cars its age: 0.20.4
Power steering pipe/hose slightly corrodedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.10.3
Suspension arm pin or bush likely to become detachedFail. Other cars its age: 0.10.2
Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluidFail. Other cars its age: 0.00.1

Out of every 100 Skoda Fabia MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 5,500 at 3 years old, 3,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Skoda Fabias in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Skoda Fabia's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.