Skoda Citigo MOT reliability

Skoda Citigos passed their MOT first time 78% of the time across 52,100 tests in 2025. 50,170 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

78%

MOTs analysed

52,100

Still licensed (GB)

50,170

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

2018 petrol

5,343 MOTs

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 33,915 (most between 21,940 and 48,341).

2020: 96% → 2021: 91% → 2022: 89% → 2023: 86% → 2024: 85% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.1%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (2.0%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (1.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.3%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (1.2%)

Where 2018 Citigos fail

Lights & electrics

6.1%

Brakes

3.7%

Wheels & tyres

3.5%

Visibility & wipers

3.3%

Suspension & axles

2.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

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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.