Skoda Karoq MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Skoda Karoq MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Skoda Karoq passed on its first attempt in 91.6%, and its overall record sits +11.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Skoda Karoq in the 2023–2025 data: 151,337 tests across 8 model years (2017–2024). 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 Karoq MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Skoda Karoq DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Skoda Karoq, each with how many of the model's 151,337 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 2,534 Skoda Karoq tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 2,441 Skoda Karoq tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak" (Major) — noted on about 1,395 Skoda Karoq tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 1,314 Skoda Karoq tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 1,026 Skoda Karoq tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 993 Skoda Karoq tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Skoda Karoq Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Skoda Karoq model year on record is 2024 (100.0% across 89 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (91.8%). The gap between them is 8.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Skoda Karoq reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.4 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 Karoq Owners

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

• 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 shock absorbers — “shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”

  Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.

• the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”

  Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

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

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