Skoda Yeti: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Skoda Yeti passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 3.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 76,020 individual Skoda Yeti tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 80.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 20 in every 100 Skoda Yetis 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 Yeti tested had covered 73,012 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Skoda Yeti 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 Yeti

1. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 0.7% of tests (2.59x the national rate for this defect)
2. Warning device shows system malfunction, 0.7% of tests (2.39x the national rate for this defect)
3. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 2.3% of tests (1.43x the national rate for this defect)
4. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.8% of tests (1.31x the national rate for this defect)
5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this defect)
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.9% of tests (1.24x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4.3% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)
8. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.9% of tests
9. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.4% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.3% of tests

From 102,341 DVSA-tracked Skoda Yeti tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.84% of these flagged Skoda Yeti defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Skoda Yeti 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 Yeti year:

• 2009 Skoda Yeti - 68.9% first-time pass, 546 tests
• 2010 Skoda Yeti - 68.6% first-time pass, 3,714 tests
• 2011 Skoda Yeti - 72% first-time pass, 5,197 tests
• 2012 Skoda Yeti - 73.4% first-time pass, 6,651 tests
• 2013 Skoda Yeti - 77.6% first-time pass, 10,287 tests
• 2014 Skoda Yeti - 80.6% first-time pass, 12,256 tests
• 2015 Skoda Yeti - 82.7% first-time pass, 12,631 tests
• 2016 Skoda Yeti - 85% first-time pass, 13,185 tests
• 2017 Skoda Yeti - 88.6% first-time pass, 11,242 tests

Skoda Yeti by fuel type

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

• Diesel Skoda Yeti - 77.7% first-time pass, 42,710 tests
• Petrol Skoda Yeti - 84.3% first-time pass, 33,043 tests

Other Skoda models

• Skoda Fabia - 75.3%
• Skoda Octavia - 78.9%
• Skoda Superb - 80%
• Skoda Citigo - 84.7%
• Skoda Karoq - 91.3%
• Skoda Kodiaq - 89.7%
• Skoda Rapid - 77.9%
• Skoda Roomster - 70.8%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Audi S3 - 80.4%
• Vauxhall Corsa E Elite Nav - 80.4%
• Lexus Gs450h - 80.4%
• Mitsubishi Outlander - 80.3%
• Infiniti Q50 - 80.3%
• Citroen Berlingo 950 En-Prise Bluehdi - 80.3%

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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