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Skoda Rapid MOT fail rate by age

How often the Skoda Rapid fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 89,648 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 8 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 8 (n=16,862)24.9%
All cars at 8 years (n=10,440,457)23.8%
Median mileage at test65,673
All cars, median mileage60,745

200 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 8 years.

What stands out

  • At 4 years the Skoda Rapid fails 15.0% of MOTs (2,680 tests), 1.6 points above the 13.4% for all cars that age. At 12 years it fails 31.6% (2,949 tests), 4.4 points below the 36.0% average.
  • The gap is widest at 12 years: 4.4 points below all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 8 years: Suspension arm bush worn, at 5.6 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

4 years 12 years 39.6%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Skoda Rapid: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
4 years15.0%2,68013.4%+1.6 pts30,631 miles
5 years17.6%6,66815.3%+2.3 pts39,907 miles
6 years20.7%10,94217.8%+2.9 pts49,668 miles
7 years23.4%13,63120.6%+2.7 pts57,749 miles
8 years24.9%16,86223.8%+1.2 pts65,673 miles
9 years26.3%15,93727.1%−0.9 pts73,192 miles
10 years28.1%11,69030.3%−2.2 pts79,016 miles
11 years30.8%8,28933.3%−2.5 pts85,035 miles
12 years31.6%2,94936.0%−4.4 pts89,877 miles

Most common fail items at 8 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Suspension arm bush worn Major5.6
Shock absorber leaking Major2.2
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn Major1.7

Out of 16,862 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3.1
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous2.2
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous2.1
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major2
Wipers not clearing screen Major1.9
Dipped headlight not working Major1.4
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Major1.4

Out of 16,862 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 8 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Skoda Octavia19.0%76,09323.8%
Skoda Fabia22.2%70,60923.8%
Skoda Yeti18.5%49,62923.8%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
201312 years in 202531.3%2,78536.0%
201411 years in 202530.6%5,11333.3%
201510 years in 202528.8%3,05730.3%
20169 years in 202526.0%3,98627.1%
20178 years in 202524.6%3,86623.8%
20187 years in 202521.4%2,14420.6%

More on the Skoda Rapid

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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