Skoda Octavia MOT reliability

Skoda Octavias passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 201,080 tests in 2025. 210,353 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

201,080

Still licensed (GB)

210,353

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

2022 petrol

3,029 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 28,485 (most between 20,183 and 39,977).

2022: 100% → 2023: 96% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.9%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.3%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.0%)

2022 diesel

1,606 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 47,700 (most between 31,396 and 70,421).

2022: 100% → 2023: 96% → 2024: 91% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.9%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (1.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.6%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.5%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.1%)

2022 hybrid

1,585 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 36,804 (most between 24,254 and 57,486).

2022: 100% → 2023: 98% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.5%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.4%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.0%)
Headlamp aim: too low (0.9%)

Where 2022 Octavias fail

Wheels & tyres

4.6%

Lights & electrics

3.6%

Visibility & wipers

1.3%

Suspension & axles

1.2%

Brakes

0.7%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.1%

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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.