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Skoda Superb MOT fail rate by age

How often the Skoda Superb fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 248,705 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 6 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 6 (n=32,449)16.4%
All cars at 6 years (n=10,382,720)17.8%
Median mileage at test65,845
All cars, median mileage44,951

159 of 340 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 6 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Skoda Superb fails 13.9% of MOTs (19,536 tests), 1.9 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 16 years it fails 39.0% (1,615 tests), 3.6 points below the 42.6% average.
  • The gap is widest at 15 years: 4.5 points below all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 6 years: Shock absorber leaking, at 3.5 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 16 years 46.8%

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

Skoda Superb: 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
3 years13.9%19,53612.1%+1.9 pts33,698 miles
4 years14.7%24,09213.4%+1.4 pts44,069 miles
5 years15.4%28,80615.3%0.0 pts54,428 miles
6 years16.4%32,44917.8%−1.4 pts65,845 miles
7 years18.2%30,17420.6%−2.4 pts77,473 miles
8 years21.0%27,25223.8%−2.8 pts88,200 miles
9 years23.8%21,63927.1%−3.4 pts97,396 miles
10 years28.7%17,29930.3%−1.6 pts107,038 miles
11 years31.2%15,24733.3%−2.0 pts113,448 miles
12 years34.3%12,31936.0%−1.7 pts119,678 miles
13 years35.4%9,35038.3%−2.8 pts126,143 miles
14 years36.4%5,73840.3%−3.9 pts131,521 miles
15 years37.1%3,18941.6%−4.5 pts135,363 miles
16 years39.0%1,61542.6%−3.6 pts132,608 miles

Most common fail items at 6 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
Shock absorber leaking Major3.5
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Major1.1
Coil spring broken Major1.1
Suspension arm bush worn Major0.8

Out of 32,449 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous2.7
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous2
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.8
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous1.5
Wipers not clearing screen Major1
Headlamp aim: too low Major0.9

Out of 32,449 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 6 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Skoda Octavia15.7%76,01317.8%
Skoda Fabia18.4%69,34917.8%
Skoda Karoq11.5%28,56617.8%

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
200914 years in 202336.6%1,02740.3%
201015 years in 202535.8%1,59441.6%
201114 years in 202536.3%2,50340.3%
201213 years in 202535.1%3,58738.3%
201312 years in 202533.9%3,43436.0%
201411 years in 202530.5%4,35933.3%
201510 years in 202527.8%4,52730.3%
20169 years in 202520.3%8,10927.1%
20178 years in 202519.3%9,01723.8%
20187 years in 202516.9%7,37020.6%
20196 years in 202517.6%6,73817.8%
20205 years in 202514.8%4,86915.3%
20214 years in 202514.4%4,22813.4%

More on the Skoda Superb

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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