Skoda Roomster reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Skoda

Model: Roomster

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 124,762 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

74.5%

Share of this model's 124,762 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

49.6 mpg

CO2 emission

134 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 5

Tax cost

£200/yr

Average vehicle miles

95,550

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

95,550

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

14.1

Comfortable mid-life age pattern.

Vehicles represented

16,277

16,277 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

124,762

124,762 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

16,277On the road

Insight summary

Skoda Roomster is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 16,277 represented vehicles and 0.04% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 74.5% from 124,762 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 50. The current pool shows an average of 95,550 miles and an average age of 14.1 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 95,550 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, lighting and driveshaft boots. The practical read is that the Skoda Roomster 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	10,455
DIESEL	5,818
LPG	4

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))	2,046
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,894
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,812
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	1,748
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	1,718
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,621
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	1,611
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1,353
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	1,252
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,238
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	1,125
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,122
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,072
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,007
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	925
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))	891
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	888
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	860
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	836
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	801
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	786
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	755
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	699
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	698
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	691

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 29,449 defects across this top 25 set

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

2,046

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

1,894

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

1,812

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

1,748

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

1,718

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

1,621

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

1,611

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

1,353

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

1,252

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

1,238

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

1,125

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

1,122

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

1,072

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

1,007

Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

925

Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

891

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

888

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

860

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

836

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

801

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

786

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

755

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

699

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

698

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

691

Skoda Roomster reliability and MOT data