Skoda Octavia reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Skoda

Model: Octavia

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 1,211,111 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

79.8%

Share of this model's 1,211,111 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

286.6 mpg

CO2 emission

110 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£140/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

120,248

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

135,520

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

11.5

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

167,910

167,766 valid MOT, 144 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

1,211,111

1,211,111 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Common

167,910On the road

Insight summary

Skoda Octavia is a common model in this snapshot, with 167,910 represented vehicles and 0.40% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 79.8% from 1,211,111 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 53. The current pool shows an average of 120,248 miles and an average age of 11.5 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 135,520 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, coil springs and driveshaft boots. The practical read is that the Skoda Octavia looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	106,422
PETROL	61,406
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	64
LPG	10
GAS BI-FUEL	5
ELECTRIC	2
GAS	1

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

85%

Children

82%

Pedestrian

81%

Safety systems

80%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	20,800
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	9,136
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	8,479
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	8,266
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	8,199
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	7,864
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	7,836
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	7,821
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	7,677
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	7,622
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	7,381
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	6,864
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	6,703
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	6,397
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	6,076
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	6,009
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	5,844
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	5,829
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	5,644
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	5,501
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	5,490
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	5,477
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	5,008
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	4,515
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	4,414

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 180,852 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

20,800

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

9,136

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

8,479

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

8,266

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

8,199

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

7,864

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

7,836

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

7,821

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

7,677

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

7,622

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

7,381

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

6,864

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

6,703

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

6,397

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

6,076

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

6,009

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

5,844

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

5,829

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

5,644

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

5,501

Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

5,490

Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

5,477

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

5,008

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

4,515

Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

4,414

Skoda Octavia reliability and MOT data