Skoda Octavia: reliability by registration year
2002-2023 · 22 registration years · 189,949 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Octavia 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. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 622 | 92.1% | 93.4% | |
| 2022 | 5,796 | 88.7% | 91.4% | Tyre condition (rear) 20.9% |
| 2021 | 8,884 | 88.2% | 90.2% | Tyre condition (rear) 21.7% |
| 2020 | 11,334 | 86.4% | 89.0% | Tyre condition (front) 16.5% |
| 2019 | 18,357 | 82.6% | 85.5% | Tyre condition (front) 13.9% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2019 Octavia: Tyre condition (front) (13.9%) · Shock absorbers (front) (10.0%) · Coil spring (rear) (9.8%) | ||||
| 2018 | 15,441 | 83.0% | 86.0% | Tyre condition (front) 13.2% |
| 2017 | 17,153 | 82.2% | 85.0% | Tyre condition (front) 13.3% |
| 2016 | 18,877 | 80.4% | 84.5% | Tyre condition (front) 13.0% |
| 2015 | 17,600 | 77.1% | 82.0% | Tyre condition (front) 11.3% |
| 2014 | 15,498 | 75.6% | 80.7% | Tyre condition (front) 12.1% |
| 2013 | 9,814 | 70.8% | 75.9% | Headlight aim 9.8% |
| 2012 | 9,485 | 64.3% | 70.0% | Coil spring (front) 11.2% |
| about 3 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2012 Octavia: Coil spring (front) (11.2%) · Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) (9.2%) · Tyre condition (rear) (8.9%) | ||||
| 2011 | 9,733 | 63.6% | 69.6% | Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) 11.1% |
| 2010 | 7,901 | 61.9% | 67.8% | Coil spring (front) 10.5% |
| 2009 | 5,581 | 59.4% | 65.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 10.4% |
| 2008 | 4,443 | 56.7% | 63.1% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 12.9% |
| 2007 | 4,542 | 55.2% | 61.8% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 12.7% |
| 2006 | 3,683 | 54.9% | 62.2% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 15.0% |
| 2005 | 2,192 | 54.7% | 62.3% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 17.0% |
| 2004 | 1,315 | 57.8% | 63.3% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 12.3% |
| 2003 | 1,033 | 56.7% | 63.0% | |
| 2002 | 665 | 63.3% | 69.2% | |