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Skoda Fabia recalls

11 DVSA safety recalls name the Skoda Fabia, launched 2001 to 2026. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Fabia. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls11
Latest launch2026
Earliest launch2001
Earliest and latest build dates named2000 to 2025
Is a specific Fabia affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Skoda Fabia recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Replacing TAKATA driver airbag R/2026/3422 Sep 202612 Apr 20171
Takata drivers side front airbag R/2026/00218 Jul 202514 Jun 2013 to 16 Dec 20156
Passenger Airbag R/2025/2789 Jul 202512 Sep 2022 to 17 Mar 2025124
On affected vehicles airbags have been fitted which may rupture when activated and may not function properly R/2023/25122 Aug 202316 Sep 2021 to 16 Jun 20223,844
On affected vehicles from a certain production period there is a possibility that the gas generator R/2023/08627 Mar 202328 Jun 2013 to 5 Jun 20178
The right- hand rear seat backrest frame has a reduced strength R/2022/0171 Dec 20211 Mar 2021 to 4 Mar 2021132
Air bag may not inflate quickly enough on deployment R/2019/21030 May 20198 Jan 2018 to 28 Feb 2018393 per line
Fuel may leak R/2014/1435 Dec 20141 Apr 2011 to 1 Oct 20144,306 per line
Incorrect curtain airbag may activate R/2007/09530 Jul 200728 Jun 2006 to 24 May 20075,142 (whole recall)
Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break R/2004/21517 Feb 20051 Mar 2004 to 31 Aug 20046,032 (whole recall)
Passenger air bag concern R/2001/06011 May 2001from 10 Nov 200017

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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