Skoda Kodiaq: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Skoda Kodiaq passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 35,289 individual Skoda Kodiaq tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.7% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Skoda Kodiaqs presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Skoda Kodiaq tested had covered 47,836 miles and was built around 2019.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Skoda Kodiaq bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Skoda Kodiaq

1. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.4% of tests (2.76x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached, 0.2% of tests (1.38x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.9% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.3% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.3% of tests
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.5% of tests
9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.5% of tests
10. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests

From 57,905 DVSA-tracked Skoda Kodiaq tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.14% of these flagged Skoda Kodiaq defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Skoda Kodiaq pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Skoda Kodiaq year:

• 2017 Skoda Kodiaq - 88.9% first-time pass, 6,130 tests
• 2018 Skoda Kodiaq - 90.2% first-time pass, 7,644 tests
• 2019 Skoda Kodiaq - 88.8% first-time pass, 8,832 tests
• 2020 Skoda Kodiaq - 90.5% first-time pass, 6,813 tests
• 2021 Skoda Kodiaq - 91.9% first-time pass, 5,377 tests
• 2022 Skoda Kodiaq - 96.3% first-time pass, 244 tests

Skoda Kodiaq by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Skoda Kodiaq - 90.4% first-time pass, 18,198 tests
• Diesel Skoda Kodiaq - 89.6% first-time pass, 16,953 tests

Other Skoda models

• Skoda Fabia - 75.3%
• Skoda Octavia - 78.9%
• Skoda Yeti - 80.3%
• Skoda Superb - 80%
• Skoda Citigo - 84.7%
• Skoda Karoq - 91.3%
• Skoda Rapid - 77.9%
• Skoda Roomster - 70.8%

Models with a similar pass rate

• SEAT Leon Fr Black Ed Tsi Evo S-A - 89.8%
• Peugeot 3008 GT Line Puretech S/S - 89.8%
• SEAT Ateca - 89.7%
• Lexus Is - 89.7%
• BMW 218i M Sport Auto - 89.7%
• Skoda Kamiq Se Tsi - 89.7%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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