Skoda Yeti MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Skoda Yeti MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Skoda Yeti passed on its first attempt in 80.4%, and its overall record sits +2.5 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Skoda Yeti in the 2023–2025 data: 262,804 tests across 10 model years (2009–2018). 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 Yeti MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Skoda Yeti DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Skoda Yeti, each with how many of the model's 262,804 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 7,422 Skoda Yeti tests, 2.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 7,119 Skoda Yeti tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 5,563 Skoda Yeti tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 4,814 Skoda Yeti tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 2,774 Skoda Yeti tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Rectified) — noted on about 2,707 Skoda Yeti tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Skoda Yeti Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Skoda Yeti model year on record is 2017 (89.2% across 36,101 tests), and the weakest is 2009 (75.1%). The gap between them is 14.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Skoda Yeti reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 0.8 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 Yeti Owners

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

• 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 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.

• the suspension joints — “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.

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

Where the Skoda Yeti is most common

Across every Yeti model year on record (2009–2018): 98,416 Skoda Yeti cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 262,785 tests. Exeter (EX) has the most, with 2,363 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 Yeti 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 →

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