Skoda Fabia MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Skoda Fabia MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Skoda Fabia passed on its first attempt in 76.1%, and its overall record sits −0.6 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Skoda Fabia in the 2023–2025 data: 835,925 tests across 24 model years (2000–2023). 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 Fabia MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Skoda Fabia, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Fabia's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Skoda Fabia DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Skoda Fabia, each with how many of the model's 835,925 tests it was noted on.

• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 23,058 Skoda Fabia tests, 2.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 21,561 Skoda Fabia tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 20,522 Skoda Fabia tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 20,133 Skoda Fabia tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 13,650 Skoda Fabia tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 11,722 Skoda Fabia tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Skoda Fabia Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Skoda Fabia model year on record is 2023 (97.0% across 268 tests), and the weakest is 2003 (70.1%). The gap between them is 26.9 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Skoda Fabia reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.9 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 Fabia Owners

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

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• 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.

• 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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Skoda Fabia MOT & Reliability