Skoda Kodiaq Sportline Tsi S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Skoda Kodiaq Sportline Tsi S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 928 individual Skoda Kodiaq Sportline Tsi S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Skoda Kodiaq Sportline Tsi S-As 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 Sportline Tsi S-A tested had covered 28,747 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Skoda Kodiaq Sportline Tsi S-A sits 14.9 points above the national average, ranked 452 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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 Sportline Tsi S-A

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.2% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.2% of tests
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.9% of tests
5. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.8% of tests (3.79x the national rate for this defect)
6. A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction, 0.6% of tests (10.19x the national rate for this defect)
7. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.5% of tests (1.97x the national rate for this defect)
8. A seat belt or flexible stalk damaged, 0.3% of tests (12.57x the national rate for this defect)
9. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.2% of tests (6.78x the national rate for this defect)
10. A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached, 0.2% of tests

From 927 DVSA-tracked Skoda Kodiaq Sportline Tsi S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.46% of these flagged Skoda Kodiaq Sportline Tsi S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Skoda Kodiaq Sportline Tsi S-A

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Skoda Kodiaq Sportline Tsi S-A before it actually fails on it.

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 16.9% of tests (1.81x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 6.9% of tests (1.76x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 21.5% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 12.1% of tests
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 10.8% of tests, also fails
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.8% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2% of tests
8. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.6% of tests
9. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.4% of tests
10. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.3% of tests

From 927 DVSA-tracked Skoda Kodiaq Sportline Tsi S-A tests, 2024.

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 Kodiaq - 89.7%
• Skoda Rapid - 77.9%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Audi A3 S Line 30 Tfsi - 91.6%
• Audi A5 S Line 40 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 91.6%
• Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Amg Line Edition A - 91.6%
• Audi A4 Technik 35 Tdi S-A - 91.6%
• Kia Stonic Maxx - 91.6%
• Volkswagen Golf R-Line Edition Tsi Evo - 91.6%

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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