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SkodaOctavia VRS TSI S-A

7,026 Skoda Octavia VRS TSI S-A cars are licensed in the UK, and another 74 are declared off the road (SORN). That's the most there have ever been on the road. Over the last five years the number on the register has risen by 164%. One of 216 versions DVLA records under the Skoda Octavia.

MOT75.6% pass first time · cars the same age 72.9%Jump to MOT results

Licensed
7,026taxed for the road
SORN
74declared off the road
On the register
7,100licensed + SORN
1-year change
+19.5%vs June 2025
5-year change
+163.9%on the register
Peak licensed
7,026June 2026
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0120 · 2013 to 2026 Q2

Cars on the register over time

LicensedSORN (stacked on top)

Yearly figures to 2007, then every quarter. Figures cover Great Britain until June 2014 and the whole UK from September 2014, marked on the chart, when Northern Ireland records were added. SORN was only recorded from the end of 2007, so earlier totals show licensed cars only. Small dips at each year end are usually seasonal: some owners SORN their cars for winter.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0124 · end of 2025

Which years have survived

Cars still registered at the end of 2025, by the year they were made.

LicensedSORN

Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2013 onwards

New each year, and how many are still here

First registeredStill registered at end of 2025

2026* covers January to June only. First registrations cover Great Britain up to mid-2014 and the whole UK after. Imports and cars first registered elsewhere can push a year above 100%. Years with fewer than 20 new registrations are left out.

United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2

Fuel type

LicensedSORN
  • Petrol7,094
  • Diesel6

As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.

United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025

Engine size

LicensedSORN
  • 1901cc to 2000cc6,477

Small bands are grouped because most are DVLA recording errors, such as cars listed with engines under 100cc.

United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2

All Skoda Octavia versions

DVLA's detailed model names. Choose one to see its own figures.

VersionLicensedSORNOn the register, 2008–2025
Octavia SE Technology TSI13,03687
Octavia SE TSI11,542164
Octavia Elegance TDI CR10,067702
Octavia SE Technology TDI9,864267
Octavia SE TDI CR8,9931,009
Octavia SE L TSI9,17525
Octavia SE L TDI8,753257
Octavia SE L TDI S-A8,758176
Octavia VRS TDI CR6,144567

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

MOT results

In 2025, 75.6% of Skoda Octavia MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 72.9% for cars of the same age. 6.9% had at least one dangerous defect (7.3% for cars the same age).

MOT records don’t name versions, so these figures cover every Skoda Octavia.

First-time pass
75.6%of initial tests
Cars the same age
72.9%first-time pass
Dangerous defect
6.9%same age 7.3%
Tests
198,271in 2025

Most common failures

  1. Coil spring: fractured or broken3.0%Suspension · cars the same age 2.4%
  2. Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1.9%Tyres · cars the same age 2.2%
  3. Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1.9%Brakes · cars the same age 1.8%

Full Skoda Octavia MOT results Failures by area, pass rate by year, advisories.

Sources: DfT and DVLA vehicle licensing statistics; DVSA MOT data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Updated 11 November 2026. About the data