Shock absorber leaking on the Skoda Octavia
Shock absorber leaking on the Skoda Octavia is recorded on 102,047 tests — 14.2% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% across every car in the data. That is 3.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.9% of tests record it — this model is 3.6× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 5 of 364, highest first |
| The model's own record | 717,425 tests · every year of the Octavia → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Skoda Octavia tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2001, 2.5% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2023, 4.2%. The share has risen 1.7 points over that time. Worst year 2017 at 6.2%; best 2021 at 1.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 114 | 4,608 | 2.5% |
| 2002 | 187 | 7,176 | 2.6% |
| 2003 | 293 | 10,900 | 2.7% |
| 2004 | 404 | 14,184 | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 933 | 22,906 | 4.1% |
| 2006 | 1,764 | 57,117 | 3.1% |
| 2007 | 2,303 | 67,791 | 3.4% |
| 2008 | 2,406 | 64,470 | 3.7% |
| 2009 | 2,777 | 76,083 | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 4,942 | 104,463 | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 5,851 | 124,911 | 4.7% |
| 2012 | 4,547 | 80,436 | 5.7% |
| 2013 | 6,925 | 116,802 | 5.9% |
| 2014 | 9,102 | 175,077 | 5.2% |
| 2015 | 11,138 | 196,077 | 5.7% |
| 2016 | 9,776 | 206,601 | 4.7% |
| 2017 | 11,455 | 184,377 | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 9,987 | 163,953 | 6.1% |
| 2019 | 11,063 | 196,065 | 5.6% |
| 2020 | 4,106 | 116,109 | 3.5% |
| 2021 | 1,214 | 63,159 | 1.9% |
| 2022 | 598 | 14,200 | 4.2% |
| 2023 | 99 | 2,372 | 4.2% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £30–£75 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Shock absorber leaking: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Skoda Octavia MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Skoda model →