2018 Skoda Kodiaq: MOT pass rate and reliability

90.2% of 2018 Skoda Kodiaqs pass the MOT first time, measured across 7,644 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 57,417 miles.

How the 2018 compares

  • Against all Skoda Kodiaqs (90%, 35,154 tests): +0.2 points
  • Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): +4.3 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Skoda Kodiaq model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2018 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Skoda Kodiaq:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2017 88.9% 6,130 65,520
2018 90.2% 7,644 57,417
2019 88.8% 8,832 47,235
2020 90.5% 6,813 37,912
2021 91.9% 5,377 31,453
2022 96.3% 244 28,434

What this means if you are buying a 2018 Kodiaq

The 2018 sits close to the Skoda Kodiaq 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 an 8-year-old car fails on

A 2018 car is 8 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2018 Skoda Kodiaq the average at test was 57,417 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 2022 at 96.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2019 at 88.8%. That 7.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2018 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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