Skoda Octavia MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 80.0% of 208,369 MOT tests on the Skoda Octavia ended in a pass, 3.5 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 84.9% against 82.0%, ranking 40th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Skoda Octavia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 210,204 tests | 92.3% | 27,000 · 19k to 39k |
| 316,678 tests | 89.8% | 37,000 · 25k to 55k |
| 417,498 tests | 89.6% | 45,000 · 31k to 67k |
| 516,475 tests | 88.4% | 55,000 · 39k to 79k |
| 619,922 tests | 86.3% | 67,000 · 49k to 97k |
| 719,493 tests | 85.2% | 79,000 · 59k to 113k |
| 818,540 tests | 82.9% | 89,000 · 67k to 123k |
| 914,656 tests | 80.4% | 99,000 · 75k to 131k |
| 1010,709 tests | 74.7% | 105,000 · 79k to 143k |
| 1111,170 tests | 71.4% | 109,000 · 81k to 141k |
| 1211,092 tests | 69.8% | 113,000 · 85k to 145k |
| 139,316 tests | 68.3% | 121,000 · 91k to 153k |
| 146,041 tests | 65.9% | 129,000 · 99k to 161k |
| 156,762 tests | 64.4% | 137,000 · 107k to 167k |
| 166,348 tests | 63.5% | 137,000 · 107k to 169k |
| 174,788 tests | 61.4% | 139,000 · 107k to 169k |
| 182,842 tests | 61.1% | 141,000 · 107k to 173k |
| 192,035 tests | 64.0% | 143,000 · 111k to 175k |
| 201,491 tests | 64.1% | 141,000 · 109k to 177k |
| 211,056 tests | 64.9% | 141,000 · 109k to 177k |
| 22477 tests | 60.6% | 131,000 · 101k to 171k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Skoda Octavia. 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 Octavia
The parts that come up most often in Skoda Octavia MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- 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.
- 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.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
Check a specific Octavia
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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.