Skoda Octavia MOT pass rate and common failures

75% of Skoda Octavia MOTs passed first time, above the 72% for all cars at the same ages.

75%passed first time (cars its age: 72%)
1.7mSkoda Octavia MOTs counted since May 2018
7,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Skoda Octavias 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	Octavia	All cars	MOTs
2022	89%	88%	12k
2021	89%	86%	28k
2020	87%	86%	47k
2019	86%	85%	99k
2018	86%	84%	101k
2017	86%	83%	135k
2016	84%	80%	166k
2015	82%	78%	168k
2014	81%	74%	150k
2013	77%	71%	99k
2012	70%	68%	103k
2011	68%	65%	106k
2010	65%	63%	90k
2009	63%	61%	67k
2008	59%	59%	58k
2007	58%	58%	64k
2006	55%	56%	56k
2005	54%	56%	38k
2004	53%	55%	26k
2003	54%	55%	21k
2002	56%	56%	15k
2001	54%	57%	9k

Compare two years of the Octavia, 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 Octavia MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 2.32.8
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.52.2
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 1.91.8
Tyre has ply or cords exposedOther cars its age: 1.21.6
Shock absorber has a serious fluid leakOther cars its age: 0.81.6
Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirtOther cars its age: 0.61.4
Drive shaft CV boot splitOther cars its age: 1.21.4
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.31.3

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

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Shock absorber misting oilAdvisory. Other cars its age: 1.77.9
Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effectAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.83.4
Side repeater light intensity significantly reducedFail. Other cars its age: 0.00.1
Integral body structure is deformed but structural rigidity is not significantly reducedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.00.1
Direction indicators incorrect colourFail. Other cars its age: 0.00.1
Reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surfaceFail. Other cars its age: 0.00.1

Out of every 100 Skoda Octavia 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: 9,500 at 3 years old, 4,500 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 Octavias in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Skoda Octavia's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.