Skoda Fabia MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 76.7% of 237,335 MOT tests on the Skoda Fabia ended in a pass, about the same as the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 83.9% against 82.0%, ranking 55th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Skoda Fabia MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 27,671 tests | 91.8% | 19,000 · 13k to 25k |
| 312,802 tests | 91.2% | 23,000 · 15k to 31k |
| 416,029 tests | 88.7% | 29,000 · 21k to 39k |
| 516,337 tests | 85.2% | 35,000 · 25k to 49k |
| 618,698 tests | 83.3% | 43,000 · 31k to 57k |
| 718,803 tests | 82.4% | 49,000 · 35k to 65k |
| 815,745 tests | 82.4% | 53,000 · 37k to 73k |
| 916,960 tests | 79.8% | 63,000 · 43k to 83k |
| 1016,060 tests | 78.1% | 71,000 · 49k to 93k |
| 1113,478 tests | 74.6% | 79,000 · 57k to 101k |
| 1212,441 tests | 73.9% | 81,000 · 59k to 105k |
| 1314,301 tests | 69.1% | 81,000 · 57k to 109k |
| 1411,639 tests | 65.2% | 89,000 · 65k to 117k |
| 1511,672 tests | 62.3% | 95,000 · 69k to 121k |
| 169,385 tests | 61.5% | 99,000 · 73k to 131k |
| 178,058 tests | 60.4% | 103,000 · 75k to 137k |
| 186,333 tests | 60.0% | 105,000 · 75k to 141k |
| 194,515 tests | 59.5% | 101,000 · 73k to 137k |
| 202,980 tests | 60.7% | 95,000 · 67k to 129k |
| 212,083 tests | 60.6% | 93,000 · 67k to 131k |
| 221,116 tests | 62.4% | 91,000 · 65k to 127k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Skoda Fabia. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Fabia
The parts that come up most often in Skoda Fabia MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
- Shock absorbersPush down hard on each corner: it should rise once and settle. Oil on the shock absorber body is a sign of a leak.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- Number platesCheck the plates are clean, legal and match the registration on the V5C logbook.
Check a specific Fabia
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Skoda models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Skoda models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.