Skoda Felicia MOT reliability

Skoda Felicias passed their MOT first time 61% of the time across 798 tests in 2025. 635 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

61%

MOTs analysed

798

Still licensed (GB)

635

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

2000 petrol

183 MOTs

Passed first time 56%. Typical mileage 68,456 (most between 49,256 and 91,035).

2005: 67% → 2006: 61% → 2007: 55% → 2008: 53% → 2009: 51% → 2010: 51% → 2011: 50% → 2012: 49% → 2013: 46% → 2014: 49% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 48% → 2017: 54% → 2018: 53% → 2019: 54% → 2020: 52% → 2021: 56% → 2022: 53% → 2023: 63% → 2024: 57% → 2025: 56%

Most common failures

Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.6%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.5%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (5.5%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (5.5%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (5.5%)

2000 diesel

77 MOTs

These figures come from 77 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 55%. Typical mileage 110,025 (most between 82,276 and 135,475).

2005: 62% → 2006: 57% → 2007: 52% → 2008: 48% → 2009: 45% → 2010: 47% → 2011: 47% → 2012: 45% → 2013: 46% → 2014: 47% → 2015: 48% → 2016: 54% → 2017: 51% → 2018: 51% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 56% → 2021: 53% → 2022: 64% → 2023: 61% → 2024: 57% → 2025: 55%

Most common failures

Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (13.0%)
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (11.7%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (9.1%)
Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (6.5%)
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded (6.5%)

Where 2000 Felicias fail

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

15.8%

Brakes

15.3%

Lights & electrics

13.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

13.1%

Suspension & axles

12.6%

Visibility & wipers

4.9%

Wheels & tyres

3.3%

Steering

3.3%

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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.