SkodaFabia MOT results

In 2025, 70.4% of Skoda Fabia MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 70.1% for cars of the same age. 7.1% had at least one dangerous defect (7.8% for cars the same age). The typical Skoda Fabia tested was 10 years old with 64,200 miles. Based on 223,559 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 70.4%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 70.1%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.3%passed after repair
Failed: 24.3%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.1%same age 7.8%
Typical mileage: 64,200at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Skoda FabiaAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	285	95.4%	91.7%
2022	6,703	90.8%	88.5%
2021	8,147	85.7%	87.2%
2020	8,975	84.7%	85.9%
2019	14,001	83.2%	83.5%
2018	16,171	77.7%	80.8%
2017	17,514	76.3%	78.1%
2016	18,855	75.2%	74.8%
2015	17,354	74.9%	71.8%
2014	14,240	72.3%	68.5%
2013	17,992	70.2%	65.6%
2012	13,140	67.6%	63.2%
2011	11,136	64.6%	61.0%
2010	10,017	61.9%	59.1%
2009	12,401	55.8%	58.1%
2008	9,397	52.2%	57.0%
2007	7,746	53.5%	57.2%
2006	6,207	54.3%	56.8%
2005	4,983	53.4%	57.5%
2004	3,458	53.0%	57.5%
2003	2,200	52.3%	58.5%
2002	1,373	56.1%	59.4%
2001	1,025	52.7%	60.9%
2000	231	56.7%	62.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Skoda FabiaAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	16,479	86.9%	87.4%	24,700
5-9 years	78,979	77.9%	79.1%	48,200
10-14 years	70,891	69.5%	65.7%	76,700
15-19 years	43,771	55.1%	57.6%	96,200
20-29 years	11,033	53.4%	59.6%	101,400

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Skoda Fabia is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	7,077	3.2%	1.0×	74.3%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	6,089	2.7%	1.2×	72.1%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	4,351	1.9%	1.2×	72.4%
BS Bristol	South West	4,339	1.9%	1.1×	63.4%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	4,292	1.9%	1.0×	70.2%
PO Portsmouth	South East	4,102	1.8%	1.3×	68.2%
SO Southampton	South East	4,008	1.8%	1.5×	73.8%
GL Gloucester	South West	3,974	1.8%	1.4×	70.7%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	3,951	1.8%	1.4×	65.9%
OX Oxford	South East	3,933	1.8%	1.6×	71.1%
NR Norwich	East of England	3,341	1.5%	1.1×	69.6%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	3,328	1.5%	1.3×	68.4%
G Glasgow	Scotland	3,295	1.5%	0.9×	67.1%
CF Cardiff	Wales	3,287	1.5%	0.9×	67.7%
TN Tonbridge	South East	3,266	1.5%	1.1×	73.6%
PE Peterborough	East of England	3,134	1.4%	0.8×	72.7%
RG Reading	South East	3,125	1.4%	0.9×	74.2%
EX Exeter	South West	3,084	1.4%	1.2×	66.6%
M Manchester	North West	3,076	1.4%	0.9×	69.5%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	3,032	1.4%	0.9×	72.8%
GU Guildford	South East	2,998	1.3%	1.0×	68.7%
SA Swansea	Wales	2,966	1.3%	1.1×	65.6%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	2,933	1.3%	0.7×	70.2%
PL Plymouth	South West	2,920	1.3%	1.3×	64.2%
BN Brighton	South East	2,876	1.3%	1.1×	67.2%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,844	1.3%	1.3×	69.3%
ME Rochester	South East	2,755	1.2%	1.2×	74.0%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,642	1.2%	1.3×	69.2%
IP Ipswich	East of England	2,642	1.2%	1.0×	70.0%
CH Chester	North West	2,598	1.2%	1.0×	68.6%
RH Redhill	South East	2,567	1.1%	1.1×	73.4%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	2,466	1.1%	1.0×	68.5%
DE Derby	East Midlands	2,463	1.1%	0.8×	73.7%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	2,456	1.1%	0.8×	66.4%
BA Bath	South West	2,451	1.1%	1.3×	64.7%
LL Llandudno	Wales	2,394	1.1%	1.1×	68.4%
BH Bournemouth	South West	2,339	1.0%	1.0×	70.8%
TS Teesside	North East	2,313	1.0%	1.1×	71.7%
SN Swindon	South West	2,221	1.0%	1.1×	71.0%
TR Truro	South West	2,216	1.0%	1.6×	62.4%
SK Stockport	North West	2,207	1.0%	1.0×	70.3%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	2,203	1.0%	1.5×	71.6%
NP Newport	Wales	2,165	1.0%	1.1×	68.2%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,131	1.0%	0.7×	70.6%
CB Cambridge	East of England	2,117	0.9%	1.3×	70.9%
L Liverpool	North West	2,091	0.9%	0.9×	74.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	2,089	0.9%	0.9×	72.9%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,083	0.9%	1.0×	72.2%
CT Canterbury	South East	1,995	0.9%	1.2×	71.9%
BB Blackburn	North West	1,841	0.8%	0.9×	73.4%
CO Colchester	East of England	1,814	0.8%	1.0×	72.8%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	1,804	0.8%	0.8×	72.1%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	1,769	0.8%	1.3×	71.7%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	1,750	0.8%	1.1×	70.6%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	1,703	0.8%	1.0×	63.9%
CA Carlisle	North West	1,688	0.8%	1.3×	66.7%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	1,641	0.7%	1.1×	76.4%
PR Preston	North West	1,621	0.7%	0.8×	73.5%
TA Taunton	South West	1,592	0.7%	1.1×	68.9%
DL Darlington	North East	1,573	0.7%	1.2×	70.6%
SG Stevenage	East of England	1,564	0.7%	1.0×	73.7%
WA Warrington	North West	1,544	0.7%	0.7×	69.9%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	1,540	0.7%	0.8×	77.7%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	1,526	0.7%	1.2×	70.8%
LA Lancaster	North West	1,485	0.7%	1.2×	70.1%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,469	0.7%	0.9×	68.2%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	1,432	0.6%	0.5×	73.0%
CW Crewe	North West	1,406	0.6%	1.0×	71.1%
SP Salisbury	South West	1,395	0.6%	1.3×	67.1%
OL Oldham	North West	1,384	0.6%	0.9×	73.4%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,361	0.6%	1.5×	69.3%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	1,323	0.6%	1.1×	63.3%
E London E	London	1,279	0.6%	0.7×	72.2%
TQ Torquay	South West	1,274	0.6%	1.1×	64.1%
BL Bolton	North West	1,270	0.6%	0.7×	71.3%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1,223	0.5%	0.8×	71.0%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	1,213	0.5%	1.5×	65.5%
DH Durham	North East	1,210	0.5%	1.1×	72.7%
SE London SE	London	1,165	0.5%	0.7×	73.1%
TW Twickenham	London	1,163	0.5%	0.7×	76.4%
IV Inverness	Scotland	1,143	0.5%	1.2×	67.7%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	1,118	0.5%	1.2×	69.0%
N London N	London	1,111	0.5%	0.7×	73.0%
DA Dartford	South East	1,095	0.5%	0.7×	77.5%
PH Perth	Scotland	1,094	0.5%	1.7×	68.0%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	1,093	0.5%	0.9×	64.0%
HA Harrow	London	1,092	0.5%	0.8×	80.9%
DT Dorchester	South West	1,083	0.5%	1.2×	67.5%
SL Slough	South East	1,073	0.5%	0.7×	76.6%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	1,044	0.5%	2.0×	73.5%
DD Dundee	Scotland	979	0.4%	1.1×	61.9%
TF Telford	West Midlands	976	0.4%	1.2×	72.4%
CR Croydon	London	964	0.4%	0.6×	78.8%
LU Luton	East of England	932	0.4%	0.6×	71.6%
PA Paisley	Scotland	914	0.4%	0.9×	66.1%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	879	0.4%	0.8×	72.4%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	845	0.4%	0.4×	76.9%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	843	0.4%	1.4×	67.6%
WD Watford	East of England	769	0.3%	0.9×	78.2%
UB Southall	London	754	0.3%	0.5×	78.2%
NW London NW	London	743	0.3%	0.5×	74.8%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	687	0.3%	1.2×	66.1%
AL St Albans	East of England	663	0.3%	0.7×	72.4%
EN Enfield	London	652	0.3%	0.5×	70.9%
SW London SW	London	637	0.3%	0.7×	71.4%
WN Wigan	North West	633	0.3%	0.6×	70.8%
RM Romford	London	584	0.3%	0.3×	74.7%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	565	0.3%	1.3×	65.1%
BR Bromley	London	543	0.2%	0.7×	80.8%
SR Sunderland	North East	540	0.2%	0.7×	64.4%
FY Blackpool	North West	499	0.2%	0.5×	64.5%
W London W	London	415	0.2%	0.7×	73.5%
SM Sutton	London	398	0.2%	0.8×	77.9%
IG Ilford	London	356	0.2%	0.4×	75.3%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	237	0.1%	1.2×	62.4%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	177	<0.1%	0.9×	68.9%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	88	<0.1%	1.1×	65.9%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	81	<0.1%	0.8×	69.1%

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	19,447	8.7%	1.1×	66.6%
North East	9,987	4.5%	1.1×	71.6%
North West	23,343	10.4%	0.9×	70.7%
Yorkshire and the Humber	23,477	10.5%	1.2×	70.0%
Wales	11,049	4.9%	1.0×	67.3%
West Midlands	23,350	10.4%	1.1×	72.2%
East Midlands	13,670	6.1%	0.9×	70.2%
East of England	19,253	8.6%	0.8×	72.0%
London	13,396	6.0%	0.6×	75.7%
South East	37,686	16.9%	1.1×	72.0%
South West	28,888	12.9%	1.2×	66.7%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Skoda FabiaCars the same age

Suspension10.4%10.2%
Lights and electrics10.2%11.8%
Brakes7.8%6.8%
Tyres6.3%6.5%
Body and structure4.5%3.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)4.0%4.6%
Emissions and leaks3.5%3.4%
Steering1.6%2.2%
Seat belts and airbags0.9%1.1%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Skoda Fabia tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	3.9%	1.6%	2.4×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.8%	2.8%	1.0×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	2.2%	1.6%	1.4×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.1%	1.9%	1.1×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.9%	2.3%	0.8×	100.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	1.9%	2.1%	0.9×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	1.8%	1.2%	1.5×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	1.8%	2.7%	0.7×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.5%	1.4%	1.1×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	1.5%	1.7%	0.9×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	17.5%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	11.5%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	11.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	10.8%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	6.8%
Brake pads: wearing thin	4.7%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	4.5%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	3.5%
Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases	3.4%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	3.2%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	183,032	72.7%
Diesel	40,515	59.7%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model