Skoda Fabia: reliability by registration year
2001-2022 · 22 registration years · 221,307 first tests
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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6,921 | 90.7% | 93.5% | Tyre condition (front) 20.3% |
| 2021 | 8,342 | 85.4% | 89.2% | Tyre condition (front) 20.1% |
| 2020 | 9,117 | 84.6% | 88.1% | Tyre condition (front) 15.9% |
| 2019 | 14,181 | 83.2% | 86.5% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 15.7% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2019 Fabia: Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (15.7%) · Tyre condition (front) (12.0%) · Windscreen wipers (front) (7.9%) | ||||
| 2018 | 16,266 | 77.7% | 81.6% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 25.8% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2018 Fabia: Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) (25.8%) · Tyre condition (front) (10.3%) · Shock absorbers (front) (7.3%) | ||||
| 2017 | 17,486 | 76.5% | 79.9% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 28.7% |
| 2016 | 18,758 | 75.2% | 78.8% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 25.3% |
| 2015 | 17,247 | 74.9% | 78.8% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 20.2% |
| 2014 | 14,144 | 72.3% | 77.8% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 15.2% |
| 2013 | 17,743 | 70.3% | 75.6% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 12.9% |
| 2012 | 12,927 | 67.5% | 73.2% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 12.5% |
| 2011 | 10,893 | 64.4% | 70.7% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 14.2% |
| 2010 | 9,798 | 61.7% | 69.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 11.6% |
| 2009 | 12,154 | 55.4% | 64.5% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.3% |
| 2008 | 9,148 | 51.8% | 60.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.1% |
| 2007 | 7,524 | 53.1% | 62.0% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 17.6% |
| 2006 | 6,023 | 53.8% | 61.9% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 14.6% |
| 2005 | 4,816 | 52.7% | 60.8% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 13.0% |
| 2004 | 3,340 | 52.2% | 60.0% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 11.6% |
| 2003 | 2,137 | 51.4% | 60.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 10.8% |
| 2002 | 1,339 | 55.4% | 64.2% | Headlight aim 9.4% |
| 2001 | 1,003 | 52.3% | 61.9% | Headlight aim 13.2% |