Pass rate
84.3%
Around average — 7.1 pts ahead of the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 12,879 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £51–£135
2012 Skoda Citigo MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 64,148 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
27.1% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 93.8% pass
- Avoid 2012 84.3% pass · this year
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 9.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 81.6%
- Typical mileage
- 64k mi
The 2012 Skoda Citigo MOT pass rate is 84.3% of its MOT tests — 7.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Skoda Citigo does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.3× the national share
Brakes make up 27.1% of everything recorded on the 2012 Skoda Citigo, against 20.9% nationally — 6.2 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 77.2% and this one manages 84.3% — 7.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 8% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2012 Skoda Citigo compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 7.1 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 81.6%. The median 2012 Skoda Citigo in this dataset had covered 64,148 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 100% of tests, with a 84.3% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 84.2% of the time, April–September 84.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Service brake performance excessively binding", noted on 2.46% of tests.
- 12,879 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.3% overall pass rate, 81.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Skoda Citigo, the average is 86.9% — best year 2019 (93.8%), worst 2012 (84.3%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 12,879
- Typical mileage (median)
- 64,148 mi
- Make and model
- Skoda Citigo
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Servicing
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Citigo MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 68% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (100% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Citigo
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 2,641 | 86.7% |
| South West | 1,769 | 83.6% |
| Yorkshire | 1,422 | 82.8% |
| North West | 1,361 | 83.2% |
| East of England | 1,226 | 87.3% |
| West Midlands | 1,205 | 85.9% |
| Scotland | 964 | 76.6% |
| East Midlands | 787 | 87.2% |
| Wales | 633 | 81.5% |
| North East | 505 | 81.4% |
| London | 358 | 88.5% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2012 Citigo
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2012 Citigo
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 2.2% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the suspension joints 1.1% of tests
“pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the tyre tread 1.1% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2012 Citigo through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £51–£135 — and 8% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £51–£135
- Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: fuel cap/sealing device ineffective
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 8%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 12,879 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Citigo, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2012 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 84.3% to 93.8% — a spread of 9.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2012 84.3%service brake performance…
- 2013 85.2% service brake performance…
- 2014 85.4% service brake performance…
- 2015 86.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 85.1% position lamp not working
- 2017 88.4% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2018 90.5% wipers does not clear the…
- 2019 93.8% headlamp aim too low
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2012 Skoda Citigo with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2012 cars with a similar record
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 84.3%
- Honda Cr-V 84.2%
- Jaguar Xj 84.2%
- MINI Countryman 84.2%
- Audi A6 84.5%
- Toyota RAV4 84.1%
Closest pass rates among 2012 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2012 Skoda Citigo 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 16,101 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 4,444 | 27.10% | 20.89% | +6.21 |
| Tyres | 4,154 | 25.30% | 19.76% | +5.54 |
| Suspension | 2,602 | 15.90% | 20.98% | −5.08 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,093 | 6.70% | 12.21% | −5.51 |
| Non-component advisories | 1,027 | 6.30% | 4.18% | +2.12 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 979 | 6.00% | 5.57% | +0.43 |
| Visibility | 890 | 5.40% | 4.97% | +0.43 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 494 | 3.00% | 5.52% | −2.52 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 236 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
| Steering | 182 | 1.10% | 2.57% | −1.47 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 2.5% | £60–150 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.2% | £80–200 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.1% | £80–250 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.1% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 1.1% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 1.0% | £30–80 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 0.99% | £8–22 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 0.86% | £45–110 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 0.85% | £25–65 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.2% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.5% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 7.0% | £40–150 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 4.8% | £60–150 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 3.8% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1,270 | 92.1% | 21,654 mi |
| 30-60k | 4,496 | 87.6% | 46,415 mi |
| 60-90k | 4,323 | 82.9% | 73,908 mi |
| 90-120k | 2,056 | 78.1% | 102,334 mi |
| 120k+ | 726 | 76.4% | 139,079 mi |
Source: 12,879 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2012 Citigo MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Skoda Citigo?
84.3% of the 12,879 2012 Skoda Citigo tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 81.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Skoda Citigo?
The three most recorded items are service brake performance excessively binding (2.46%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.17%), fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (1.07%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Skoda Citigo MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.1% of the time, falling to 76.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Skoda Citigo in this dataset had covered 64,148 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2012 Skoda Citigo?
Petrol: 84.3% pass rate across 12,865 tests. Diesel: 78.6% pass rate across 14 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2012 Skoda Citigo MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 84.2% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 84.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.