Skoda Rapid reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Skoda

Model: Rapid

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 140,632 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

80.2%

Share of this model's 140,632 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

55.5 mpg

CO2 emission

118 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£90/yr

Average vehicle miles

92,726

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

100,048

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

9.9

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

20,382

20,382 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

140,632

140,632 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

20,382On the road

Insight summary

Skoda Rapid is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 20,382 represented vehicles and 0.05% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 80.2% from 140,632 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 50. The current pool shows an average of 92,726 miles and an average age of 9.9 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 100,048 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and suspension arms. The practical read is that the Skoda Rapid 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
PETROL	14,308
DIESEL	6,072
LPG	1
OTHER	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,478
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,101
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	1,059
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	993
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	956
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	938
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	912
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	780
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	608
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	578
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	566
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	556
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	522
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	509
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	499
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	494
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	479
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	466
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	465
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	449
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	442
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	441
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	440
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	439
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	427

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 16,597 defects across this top 25 set

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

1,478

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

1,101

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

1,059

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

993

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

956

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

938

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

912

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

780

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

608

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

578

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

566

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

556

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

522

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

509

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

499

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

494

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

479

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

466

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

465

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

449

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

442

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

441

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

440

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

439

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

427

Skoda Rapid reliability and MOT data