2021 Skoda Karoq Se Drive Tsi S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability

92.9% of 2021 Skoda Karoq Se Drive Tsi S-As pass the MOT first time, measured across 381 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 25,034 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Skoda Karoq Se Drive Tsi S-As (93%, 639 tests): -0.1 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): +2.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Skoda Karoq Se Drive Tsi S-A model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Skoda Karoq Se Drive Tsi S-A:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2020 92.5% 226 31,611
2021 92.9% 381 25,034

What this means if you are buying a 2021 Karoq Se Drive Tsi S-A

The 2021 sits close to the Skoda Karoq Se Drive Tsi S-A average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 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 2021 Skoda Karoq Se Drive Tsi S-A the average at test was 25,034 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.

2021 is the strongest year on record for this model at 92.9%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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