# Skoda Scala MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Skoda Scala passes its MOT first time 87% of the time, from 10,179 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 87%
- MOT tests analysed: 10,179 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 22,315 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 231 | 92% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 2,270 | 89% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 2,786 | 88% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 19 (very few mots) | 90% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 3,101 | 87% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 165 | 87% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 1,473 | 82% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 111 | 78% |

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