Skoda Fabia — reliability by registration year

2001–2022 · 22 registration years · 221,307 first tests

2019 breaks the run — 2.1 pp better than the years either side 2018 breaks the run — 2.1 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Fabia registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.

Skoda Fabia first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 6,921 90.7% 93.5% Tyres — Condition (front) 20.3%
2021 8,342 85.4% 89.2% Tyres — Condition (front) 20.1%
2020 9,117 84.6% 88.1% Tyres — Condition (front) 15.9%
2019 14,181 83.2% 86.5% Pins and bushes (front) 15.7%
2.1 pp better than the years either side What failed 2019 Fabias most often: Pins and bushes (front) (15.7%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (12.0%) · Visibility — Wipers (front) (7.9%)
2018 16,266 77.7% 81.6% Pins and bushes (front) 25.8%
2.1 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2018 Fabias most often: Pins and bushes (front) (25.8%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (10.3%) · Shock absorbers (front) (7.3%)
2017 17,486 76.5% 79.9% Pins and bushes (front) 28.7%
2016 18,758 75.2% 78.8% Pins and bushes (front) 25.3%
2015 17,247 74.9% 78.8% Pins and bushes (front) 20.2%
2014 14,144 72.3% 77.8% Pins and bushes (front) 15.2%
2013 17,743 70.3% 75.6% Pins and bushes (front) 12.9%
2012 12,927 67.5% 73.2% Pins and bushes (front) 12.5%
2011 10,893 64.4% 70.7% Pins and bushes (front) 14.2%
2010 9,798 61.7% 69.2% Position lamp (front) 11.6%
2009 12,154 55.4% 64.5% Position lamp (front) 15.3%
2008 9,148 51.8% 60.2% Position lamp (front) 16.1%
2007 7,524 53.1% 62.0% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 17.6%
2006 6,023 53.8% 61.9% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 14.6%
2005 4,816 52.7% 60.8% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 13.0%
2004 3,340 52.2% 60.0% Drive shafts — Joints (front) 11.6%
2003 2,137 51.4% 60.2% Position lamp (front) 10.8%
2002 1,339 55.4% 64.2% Headlamp aim 9.4%
2001 1,003 52.3% 61.9% Headlamp aim 13.2%

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