Skoda Felicia MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Skoda Felicia MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Skoda Felicia passed on its first attempt in 63.9%, and its overall record sits −9.6 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Skoda Felicia in the 2023–2025 data: 1,144 tests across 1 model years (2000–2000). 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 Felicia MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Skoda Felicia, the Body, chassis, structure 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 Felicia's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Skoda Felicia DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Skoda Felicia, each with how many of the model's 1,144 tests it was noted on.

• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 83 Skoda Felicia tests, 7.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 74 Skoda Felicia tests, 6.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 53 Skoda Felicia tests, 4.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake imbalance across an axle" (Major) — noted on about 45 Skoda Felicia tests, 3.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 38 Skoda Felicia tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 37 Skoda Felicia tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Skoda Felicia Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Skoda Felicia model year on record is 2000 (71.4% across 1,144 tests), and the weakest is 2000 (71.4%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Skoda Felicia Owners

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

• corrosion — “component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”

  Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.

• 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 exhaust and emissions — “exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”

  Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Skoda Felicia MOT & Reliability