Skoda 120 MOT reliability

Skoda 120s passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 23 tests in 2025. 28 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 23 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

23

Still licensed (GB)

28

Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1989 petrol

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 80%. Typical mileage 24,869 (most between 24,869 and 28,618).

2005: 25% → 2006: 59% → 2007: 59% → 2008: 31% → 2009: 77% → 2010: 47% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 64% → 2013: 67% → 2014: 56% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 44% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 67% → 2020: 56% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Service brake imbalance: across an axle (20.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (20.0%)
Headlamp aim: too high (20.0%)
Door condition: cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (20.0%)
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (20.0%)

Where 1989 120s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

20.0%

Brakes

20.0%

Lights & electrics

20.0%

Steering

20.0%

Seat belts & other equipment

20.0%

Visibility & wipers

20.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.