Pass rate
80.9%
Around average — 0.7 pts ahead of the 80.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 19,238 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £40–£115
2014 Skoda Rapid MOT pass rate
- 2014
- typical 79,889 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
27.3% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
1.1 pts down across model years — 4.9% in 2013, 3.8% in 2019.
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 90.1% pass
- Avoid 2012 74.6% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 15.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 76.6%
- Typical mileage
- 80k mi
The 2014 Skoda Rapid MOT pass rate is 80.9% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Skoda Rapid does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.3× the national share
Suspension accounts for 27.3% of everything recorded on the 2014 Skoda Rapid, against 21.0% nationally — 6.3 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 21% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2014 Skoda Rapid compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 80.2%, so this figure is 0.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 76.6%. The median 2014 Skoda Rapid in this dataset had covered 79,889 mi.
62% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 82.3% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 81.1% of the time, April–September 80.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn", noted on 3.43% of tests.
- 19,238 recorded tests behind this page.
- 80.9% overall pass rate, 76.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Skoda Rapid, the average is 82.1% — best year 2019 (90.1%), worst 2012 (74.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 19,238
- Typical mileage (median)
- 79,889 mi
- Make and model
- Skoda Rapid
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Suspension Component
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Rapid MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 69% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (62% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Rapid
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 3,118 | 84.6% |
| North West | 2,459 | 80.6% |
| Scotland | 2,384 | 73.9% |
| West Midlands | 2,297 | 83.0% |
| South West | 1,935 | 80.6% |
| Yorkshire | 1,907 | 79.9% |
| East of England | 1,655 | 84.5% |
| East Midlands | 1,221 | 80.7% |
| North East | 1,093 | 77.2% |
| Wales | 828 | 79.0% |
| London | 341 | 88.6% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2014 Rapid
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2014 Rapid
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the suspension joints 3.4% of tests
“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.
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Check the lights 2.9% of tests
“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.
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Check the windscreen 2.3% of tests
“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.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2014 Rapid through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £40–£115 — and 21% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £40–£115
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 21%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 19,238 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Rapid, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2012 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 74.6% to 90.1% — a spread of 15.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2012 74.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 80.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2014 80.9%pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2015 81.4% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2016 82.0% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2017 83.3% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2018 85.6% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2019 90.1% has a cut in excess of the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2014 Skoda Rapid with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2014 cars with a similar record
Closest pass rates among 2014 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2014 Skoda Rapid 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 34,171 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 9,430 | 27.30% | 20.98% | +6.32 |
| Brakes | 8,335 | 24.20% | 20.89% | +3.31 |
| Tyres | 7,098 | 20.60% | 19.76% | +0.84 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2,654 | 7.70% | 12.21% | −4.51 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,806 | 5.20% | 5.52% | −0.32 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1,721 | 5.00% | 5.57% | −0.57 |
| Non-component advisories | 1,321 | 3.80% | 4.18% | −0.38 |
| Visibility | 1,089 | 3.20% | 4.97% | −1.77 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 480 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
| Steering | 237 | 0.70% | 2.57% | −1.87 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 3.4% | £40–150 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.9% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 2.3% | £80–200 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.2% | £80–250 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 2.2% | £25–65 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 1.4% | £30–75 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.2% | £5–25 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 1.2% | £45–110 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 17.9% | £45–110 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 17.3% | £30–75 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 16.9% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 12.7% | £40–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 9.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.2% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 687 | 90.1% | 21,882 mi |
| 30-60k | 4,341 | 86.2% | 47,947 mi |
| 60-90k | 6,882 | 80.6% | 75,080 mi |
| 90-120k | 4,182 | 77.2% | 102,631 mi |
| 120k+ | 3,112 | 77.0% | 164,589 mi |
Source: 19,238 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2014 Rapid MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2014 Skoda Rapid?
80.9% of the 19,238 2014 Skoda Rapid tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 80.2% for cars first used in 2014. First-attempt pass rate: 76.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2014 Skoda Rapid?
The three most recorded items are pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (3.43%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (2.90%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (2.28%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2014 Skoda Rapid MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.1% of the time, falling to 77.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2014 Skoda Rapid in this dataset had covered 79,889 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2014 Skoda Rapid?
Petrol: 82.3% pass rate across 11,911 tests. Diesel: 78.5% pass rate across 7,322 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2014 Skoda Rapid MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 81.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 80.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.