2019 Skoda Citigo: MOT pass rate and reliability

93.4% of 2019 Skoda Citigos pass the MOT first time, measured across 4,549 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 27,939 miles.

How the 2019 compares

  • Against all Skoda Citigos (85%, 52,110 tests): +8.4 points
  • Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): +5.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Skoda Citigo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2019 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Skoda Citigo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2012 81.3% 3,780 67,230
2013 82.5% 7,022 64,024
2014 83.2% 9,205 60,980
2015 83.5% 8,046 51,087
2016 82.6% 7,824 45,503
2017 87% 6,306 39,265
2018 89.9% 5,376 32,747
2019 93.4% 4,549 27,939

What this means if you are buying a 2019 Citigo

The 2019 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 8.4 points more often than the Skoda Citigo average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 7-year-old car fails on

A 2019 car is 7 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2019 Skoda Citigo the average at test was 27,939 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2019 is the strongest year on record for this model at 93.4%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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