Skoda Superb MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Skoda Superb MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Skoda Superb passed on its first attempt in 81.3%, and its overall record sits +3.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Skoda Superb in the 2023–2025 data: 223,490 tests across 23 model years (2002–2024). 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 Superb MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Skoda Superb DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Skoda Superb, each with how many of the model's 223,490 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 7,918 Skoda Superb tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak" (Major) — noted on about 4,030 Skoda Superb tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 4,007 Skoda Superb tests, 1.8% 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 3,084 Skoda Superb tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 3,005 Skoda Superb tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 2,406 Skoda Superb tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Skoda Superb Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Skoda Superb model year on record is 2023 (96.9% across 954 tests), and the weakest is 2007 (73.4%). The gap between them is 23.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Skoda Superb reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.1 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 Superb Owners

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

• 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 coil springs — “coil spring fractured or broken”

  Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

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

Where the Skoda Superb is most common

Across every Superb model year on record (2002–2024): 95,447 Skoda Superb cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 223,476 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 2,721 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.

The twenty areas with the most Skoda Superb cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →

Frequently Asked Questions: Skoda Superb MOT & Reliability