Skoda Citigo MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Skoda Citigo MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Skoda Citigo passed on its first attempt in 85.1%, and its overall record sits +5.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Skoda Citigo in the 2023–2025 data: 172,880 tests across 8 model years (2012–2019). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Skoda Citigo MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Skoda Citigo, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Skoda Citigo's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Skoda Citigo DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Skoda Citigo, each with how many of the model's 172,880 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 2,843 Skoda Citigo tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 2,644 Skoda Citigo tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 2,527 Skoda Citigo tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 2,114 Skoda Citigo tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 1,850 Skoda Citigo tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 1,799 Skoda Citigo tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Skoda Citigo Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Skoda Citigo model year on record is 2019 (93.8% across 13,918 tests), and the weakest is 2012 (84.3%). The gap between them is 9.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Skoda Citigo reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.7 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Skoda Citigo Owners

These checks follow this Skoda Citigo's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Skoda Citigo.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the suspension joints — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Skoda Citigo. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Skoda Citigo is most common

Across every Citigo model year on record (2012–2019): 68,350 Skoda Citigo cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 172,870 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 1,855 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Skoda Citigo cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Skoda Citigo MOT & Reliability