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2018 Skoda Karoq: MOT pass rate and common faults

13,952 initial MOT tests in 2025 on cars first used in 2018 · DVSA data · For guidance only · How we count

88.5%passed first time

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 87.9% to 89.0% (±0.6 points).

That is 7.6 points above the average for all vehicles first used in 2018 (80.9%). These cars were about 7 years old at the test.

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Failure areas compared with all 2018 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2018, less common in tyres (0.8×), brakes (0.8×), lights and electrics (0.5×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (0.4×) and suspension (0.2×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2018.

  1. Tyres4.6 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 5.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2018
  2. Brakes2.7 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 3.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2018
  3. Lights and electrics2.7 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 5.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2018
  4. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors1.2 in 100 tests0.4× compared with 3.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2018
  5. Suspension0.8 in 100 tests0.2× compared with 3.6 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2018
  6. Noise, emissions, leaks0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2018

All vehicles first used in 2018: the 245 models in our data, 2,409,788 tests (97.5% of all 2,471,792 tests on vehicles first used in 2018). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Typical mileage at test51,800

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2018 Skoda Karoq

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

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