1999 Skoda Felicia: MOT pass rate and reliability
60.1% of 1999 Skoda Felicias pass the MOT first time, measured across 311 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 83,197 miles.
How the 1999 compares
- Against all Skoda Felicias (63.1%, 946 tests): -3 points
- Against all 1999 cars (68.6%): -8.5 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Skoda Felicia model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1999 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Skoda Felicia:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 60.1% | 311 | 83,197 |
| 2000 | 63.2% | 296 | 82,011 |
What this means if you are buying a 1999 Felicia
The 1999 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3 points less often than the Skoda Felicia average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 1999 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 27-year-old car fails on
A 1999 car is 27 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 1999 Skoda Felicia the average at test was 83,197 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.
The strongest year for this model is 2000 at 63.2%, and the weakest in our data is 1999 at 60.1%. That 3.1 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 1999 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2000 Skoda Felicia - 63.2%