2017 Skoda Rapid: MOT pass rate and reliability

79.6% of 2017 Skoda Rapids pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,954 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 67,983 miles.

How the 2017 compares

  • Against all Skoda Rapids (78.2%, 22,311 tests): +1.4 points
  • Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): -3.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Skoda Rapid model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2017 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Skoda Rapid:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2013 75.5% 2,975 95,158
2014 77.1% 5,283 87,939
2015 77.5% 3,165 83,996
2016 77.7% 4,127 78,774
2017 79.6% 3,954 67,983
2018 82.2% 2,150 54,329
2019 89.3% 486 43,182

What this means if you are buying a 2017 Rapid

The 2017 sits close to the Skoda Rapid 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 9-year-old car fails on

A 2017 car is 9 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2017 Skoda Rapid the average at test was 67,983 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 2019 at 89.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2013 at 75.5%. That 13.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2017 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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