Skoda Kodiaq MOT failure rate and common faults
43,953 Skoda Kodiaq cars aged 3 to 20 took their MOT in 2025, and 12.8% failed at the first attempt. An average car of the same age failed 15.8% of the time, which makes the Skoda Kodiaq 19% less likely to fail than the typical car on the road. Here is what fails, and which years to look for.
12.8%
failed first time
43,953 MOT tests in 2025
-19%
vs same age average
average car of this age mix: 15.8%
52 of 208
age adjusted rank
among cars; 1 fails least
61.3
dangerous defects per 1,000
same age average: 69.8
What fails on a Skoda Kodiaq MOT
Failure items recorded per 1,000 tests, by part of the car, set against an average car with exactly the same spread of ages. A figure well above average is a weak spot worth checking before you buy.
The most common Skoda Kodiaq MOT failures
The individual failure items testers recorded most often, per 1,000 tests.
| Failure item | Area | Per 1,000 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords | Tyres | 19.8 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm | Tyres | 19.4 |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick | Brakes | 19.1 |
| Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn | Suspension | 18.4 |
| Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively | Windscreen, wipers and mirrors | 17.7 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction | Engine, emissions and leaks | 9.7 |
| Tyres: has ply or cords exposed | Tyres | 7.3 |
| Headlamp aim: too low | Lights and electrics | 6.9 |
| Headlamp aim: too high | Lights and electrics | 5.3 |
| Brake pads: worn down to wear indicator | Brakes | 4.5 |
Skoda Kodiaq MOT failure rate by year
Every car fails more often as it ages, so each registration year is compared with the average for all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 500 tests are left out.
| First registered | Tests | Failed | Same age average | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,480 | 10.2% | 11.4% | 30,700 |
| 2021 | 6,822 | 11.1% | 12.8% | 40,300 |
| 2020 | 7,270 | 11.9% | 14.1% | 46,600 |
| 2019 | 8,679 | 15.5% | 16.5% | 56,900 |
| 2018 | 7,535 | 13.7% | 19.1% | 66,600 |
| 2017 | 6,166 | 13.9% | 21.8% | 74,300 |
Advisories to look for in a Skoda Kodiaq's MOT history
An advisory is a tester's warning that something is wearing but has not failed yet. These are the ones written most often on the Skoda Kodiaq, per 1,000 tests. If the car you are looking at has one of these, ask whether it has been fixed since.
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge238.3
- Tyres: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing165.5
- Brake pads: wearing thin139.8
- Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement127.5
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened118.3
- Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil54.4
Checking a used Skoda Kodiaq before you buy
The Skoda Kodiaq has no part of the car that fails well above average for its age, so check the areas that fail most often overall.
Tyres
Check the tread across the full width of every tyre, inner edge included. Uneven wear points to worn suspension or out of line steering geometry.
Brakes
Look through the wheel spokes at the discs for a deep lip or scoring, check the handbrake holds the car on a slope, and feel for a pull to one side when braking hard.
Suspension
Drive over speed bumps with the radio off and listen for knocks. Look at the car side on: a corner sitting lower than the others often means a broken coil spring.
Averages only take you so far. The specific car's MOT history shows whether it has already failed on any of these, how often advisories were ignored, and whether the mileage climbs steadily from test to test. Read our guide to reading a car's MOT history before you go to view it.
Fuel mix of the Skoda Kodiaq cars tested: Petrol 57%, Diesel 43%. Average age at test 5.5 years, average recorded mileage 52,300.
Skoda Kodiaq MOT questions
What is the Skoda Kodiaq MOT failure rate?
12.8% of Skoda Kodiaq cars failed their first MOT test of 2025, from 43,953 tests on vehicles aged 3 to 20. An average car with the same age mix failed 15.8% of the time, so the Skoda Kodiaq was 19% less likely to fail.
What fails most often on a Skoda Kodiaq MOT?
Tyres caused the most failure items, at 60 per 1,000 tests. The single most common failure item was "Tyres: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded 19.8 times per 1,000 tests.
Which Skoda Kodiaq year has the best MOT record?
Measured against cars of the same age, 2017 registrations did best: 13.9% failed against an average of 21.8% for cars that age. Older cars always fail more often, so compare a year with its age group rather than with newer cars.
Does this tell me whether a particular Skoda Kodiaq will pass?
No. These are averages across every Skoda Kodiaq tested in 2025. The car in front of you has its own record: its full MOT history shows every pass, failure and advisory it has had, and it is free to view by registration.
Other Skoda models
- Skoda Fabia28.8% failed
- Skoda Octavia24.0% failed
- Skoda Yeti26.1% failed
- Skoda Superb22.5% failed
- Skoda Karoq11.1% failed
- Skoda Citigo22.0% failed
Ranked close to the Skoda Kodiaq
- Mazda CX-3rank 49
- Volkswagen Touaregrank 50
- Mercedes-Benz E-Classrank 51
- Peugeot 108rank 53
How these figures are calculated
Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 release. We count first tests of cars and small vans (class 4) aged 3 to 20, so a car that fails and is retested is counted once. A failure includes faults fixed and passed within the same visit. The same age average weights the national failure rate for each age by how many Skoda Kodiaq cars of that age were tested, so a model is never penalised for having an older fleet. Make and model are as recorded at the test; trim levels are combined. Full method and rankings.
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