In 2025, 63.6% of Skoda Roomster MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 62.9% for cars of the same age. 8.6% had at least one dangerous defect (9.2% for cars the same age). The typical Skoda Roomster tested was 13 years old with 84,700 miles. Based on 17,202 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.
Colour shows how common the Skoda Roomster 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
S Sheffield
Yorkshire and the Humber
515
3.0%
1.3×
66.6%
B Birmingham
West Midlands
432
2.5%
0.8×
71.5%
BS Bristol
South West
388
2.3%
1.3×
54.6%
GL Gloucester
South West
369
2.1%
1.7×
62.3%
PO Portsmouth
South East
348
2.0%
1.4×
65.8%
TN Tonbridge
South East
343
2.0%
1.5×
69.4%
OX Oxford
South East
329
1.9%
1.7×
64.1%
NG Nottingham
East Midlands
326
1.9%
1.0×
66.3%
EX Exeter
South West
322
1.9%
1.7×
56.5%
PL Plymouth
South West
304
1.8%
1.7×
53.9%
BN Brighton
South East
303
1.8%
1.5×
65.3%
SA Swansea
Wales
295
1.7%
1.4×
55.9%
NR Norwich
East of England
293
1.7%
1.2×
63.8%
PE Peterborough
East of England
292
1.7%
0.9×
65.4%
CF Cardiff
Wales
281
1.6%
1.0×
55.2%
TR Truro
South West
265
1.5%
2.5×
59.2%
IP Ipswich
East of England
257
1.5%
1.3×
68.5%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne
North East
237
1.4%
0.8×
65.4%
LL Llandudno
Wales
235
1.4%
1.4×
57.0%
SO Southampton
South East
233
1.4%
1.1×
63.9%
CT Canterbury
South East
225
1.3%
1.7×
65.3%
BA Bath
South West
224
1.3%
1.5×
60.3%
YO York
Yorkshire and the Humber
211
1.2%
1.3×
53.6%
ME Rochester
South East
210
1.2%
1.1×
69.5%
TQ Torquay
South West
208
1.2%
2.4×
60.6%
LS Leeds
Yorkshire and the Humber
207
1.2%
1.1×
60.4%
RG Reading
South East
205
1.2%
0.8×
69.8%
EH Edinburgh
Scotland
198
1.2%
0.9×
53.0%
GU Guildford
South East
197
1.1%
0.8×
66.0%
BD Bradford
Yorkshire and the Humber
195
1.1%
1.3×
59.0%
TS Teesside
North East
190
1.1%
1.2×
62.1%
ST Stoke-on-Trent
West Midlands
187
1.1%
1.0×
56.1%
LE Leicester
East Midlands
186
1.1%
0.6×
65.1%
CV Coventry
West Midlands
185
1.1%
0.7×
68.1%
M Manchester
North West
182
1.1%
0.7×
62.6%
SN Swindon
South West
179
1.0%
1.2×
62.0%
DN Doncaster
Yorkshire and the Humber
175
1.0%
0.8×
72.0%
BH Bournemouth
South West
174
1.0%
1.0×
68.4%
CO Colchester
East of England
173
1.0%
1.3×
68.2%
TA Taunton
South West
173
1.0%
1.5×
61.8%
SY Shrewsbury
West Midlands
168
1.0%
1.4×
61.3%
DE Derby
East Midlands
166
1.0%
0.7×
64.5%
RH Redhill
South East
155
0.9%
0.9×
66.5%
LA Lancaster
North West
154
0.9%
1.7×
66.9%
G Glasgow
Scotland
153
0.9%
0.6×
64.7%
CB Cambridge
East of England
151
0.9%
1.2×
66.9%
CH Chester
North West
147
0.9%
0.8×
70.1%
MK Milton Keynes
South East
144
0.8%
0.8×
65.3%
NN Northampton
East Midlands
144
0.8%
0.6×
64.6%
WR Worcester
West Midlands
143
0.8%
1.4×
74.8%
LN Lincoln
East Midlands
139
0.8%
1.4×
61.2%
SK Stockport
North West
138
0.8%
0.8×
55.8%
NP Newport
Wales
136
0.8%
0.9×
53.7%
CA Carlisle
North West
133
0.8%
1.3×
60.9%
WS Walsall
West Midlands
132
0.8%
1.1×
59.8%
DY Dudley
West Midlands
129
0.7%
1.1×
75.2%
WF Wakefield
Yorkshire and the Humber
128
0.7%
0.8×
63.3%
SE London SE
London
126
0.7%
0.9×
69.8%
DL Darlington
North East
125
0.7%
1.3×
56.0%
N London N
London
123
0.7%
1.1×
73.2%
KT Kingston upon Thames
London
122
0.7%
0.9×
74.6%
SG Stevenage
East of England
120
0.7%
1.0×
68.3%
HP Hemel Hempstead
South East
114
0.7%
0.7×
64.0%
L Liverpool
North West
114
0.7%
0.6×
64.9%
CM Chelmsford
East of England
113
0.7%
0.6×
65.5%
HR Hereford
West Midlands
112
0.7%
1.7×
65.2%
PR Preston
North West
112
0.7%
0.7×
69.6%
E London E
London
111
0.6%
0.8×
64.0%
DT Dorchester
South West
107
0.6%
1.6×
56.1%
WV Wolverhampton
West Midlands
106
0.6%
0.9×
61.3%
BB Blackburn
North West
103
0.6%
0.7×
59.2%
SP Salisbury
South West
100
0.6%
1.2×
63.0%
HU Hull
Yorkshire and the Humber
99
0.6%
0.8×
51.5%
HG Harrogate
Yorkshire and the Humber
95
0.6%
2.0×
66.3%
WA Warrington
North West
91
0.5%
0.5×
65.9%
CR Croydon
London
90
0.5%
0.8×
68.9%
HD Huddersfield
Yorkshire and the Humber
88
0.5%
1.2×
62.5%
IV Inverness
Scotland
87
0.5%
1.2×
54.0%
AB Aberdeen
Scotland
84
0.5%
0.6×
46.4%
DH Durham
North East
83
0.5%
1.0×
60.2%
SS Southend-on-Sea
East of England
82
0.5%
0.6×
75.6%
DG Dumfries
Scotland
80
0.5%
2.0×
72.5%
HA Harrow
London
80
0.5%
0.8×
75.0%
BL Bolton
North West
77
0.4%
0.6×
61.0%
DA Dartford
South East
76
0.4%
0.6×
80.3%
TW Twickenham
London
76
0.4%
0.6×
65.8%
CW Crewe
North West
75
0.4%
0.7×
65.3%
OL Oldham
North West
75
0.4%
0.6×
66.7%
NW London NW
London
73
0.4%
0.6×
78.1%
UB Southall
London
73
0.4%
0.7×
76.7%
KA Kilmarnock
Scotland
71
0.4%
0.8×
63.4%
SL Slough
South East
70
0.4%
0.6×
68.6%
EN Enfield
London
68
0.4%
0.7×
70.6%
PH Perth
Scotland
68
0.4%
1.3×
61.8%
KY Kirkcaldy
Scotland
66
0.4%
0.7×
50.0%
HX Halifax
Yorkshire and the Humber
65
0.4%
1.5×
52.3%
AL St Albans
East of England
64
0.4%
0.8×
71.9%
LU Luton
East of England
64
0.4%
0.6×
67.2%
PA Paisley
Scotland
63
0.4%
0.8×
52.4%
RM Romford
London
59
0.3%
0.4×
67.8%
BR Bromley
London
56
0.3%
0.9×
82.1%
TF Telford
West Midlands
55
0.3%
0.8×
60.0%
ML Motherwell
Scotland
50
0.3%
0.6×
48.0%
SW London SW
London
49
0.3%
0.7×
73.5%
FY Blackpool
North West
44
0.3%
0.6×
61.4%
W London W
London
42
0.2%
0.9×
73.8%
WD Watford
East of England
42
0.2%
0.6×
71.4%
DD Dundee
Scotland
38
0.2%
0.5×
55.3%
WN Wigan
North West
37
0.2%
0.5×
64.9%
IG Ilford
London
36
0.2%
0.5×
47.2%
FK Falkirk
Scotland
35
0.2%
0.5×
60.0%
LD Llandrindod Wells
Wales
35
0.2%
2.4×
34.3%
TD Galashiels
Scotland
33
0.2%
1.0×
51.5%
SM Sutton
London
31
0.2%
0.8×
80.6%
SR Sunderland
North East
29
0.2%
0.5×
–
KW Kirkwall
Scotland
17
<0.1%
1.2×
–
HS Outer Hebrides
Scotland
9
<0.1%
1.2×
–
ZE Shetland
Scotland
fewer than 5
–
–
–
Region
Tests
Share
vs all cars
First-time pass
Scotland
1,055
6.1%
0.8×
57.1%
North East
664
3.9%
1.0×
61.1%
North West
1,482
8.6%
0.7×
64.0%
Yorkshire and the Humber
1,778
10.3%
1.1×
62.2%
Wales
982
5.7%
1.2×
54.9%
West Midlands
1,649
9.6%
1.0×
66.5%
East Midlands
961
5.6%
0.8×
64.7%
East of England
1,651
9.6%
0.9×
67.2%
London
1,215
7.1%
0.7×
71.4%
South East
2,952
17.2%
1.1×
66.7%
South West
2,813
16.4%
1.6×
59.2%
Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025
Where they fail
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.
Skoda RoomsterCars the same age
Lights and electrics14.8%16.1%
Suspension13.4%14.4%
Brakes8.8%8.8%
Body and structure7.7%5.2%
Tyres7.1%7.1%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.9%5.4%
Emissions and leaks3.4%4.5%
Steering2.8%3.0%
Seat belts and airbags1.5%1.4%
A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.
Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025
Most common failures
The 10 defects that failed Skoda Roomster tests most often, as a share of all tests.
Failure
Tests
Cars the same age
vs same age
Marked dangerous
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure
4.9%
2.2%
2.2×
0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics
4.7%
4.3%
1.1×
0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
3.9%
3.8%
1.0×
0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension
3.8%
2.2%
1.7×
0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics
2.7%
3.0%
0.9×
0.0%
Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour Lights and electrics
2.3%
0.6%
3.8×
0.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension
2.2%
1.4%
1.6×
0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous
2.1%
2.7%
0.8×
100.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics
2.1%
2.1%
1.0×
0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous
2.0%
1.7%
1.2×
100.0%
“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.
Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025
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
19.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened
17.1%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement
13.1%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing
11.5%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive
9.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin
5.9%
Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
5.6%
Individual direction indicators: slightly discoloured
4.7%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively
4.6%
Coil spring: corroded
4.0%
Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025
By fuel
Fuel
Tests
First-time pass
Petrol
10,854
67.7%
Diesel
6,344
56.5%
Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.
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