MOT pass rate · 2025 data
Skoda Scala MOT pass rate
The Skoda Scala passed 88.92% of its 8,666 initial MOT tests in 2025 — above the 77.3% average across all cars tested that year. That is 11.6 percentage points better than average.
How the Skoda Scala holds up with age
Every car fails the MOT more often as it gets older. What matters when you are buying is how steeply that happens for this particular model. These are the 2025 pass rates for the Skoda Scala grouped by the vehicle's age at the time of the test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 6,894 | 89.98% |
| 6–10 years | 1,571 | 83.83% |
Why the Skoda Scala fails its MOT
Across every Skoda Scala that failed its 2025 MOT, the most common area of failure was brakes, accounting for 35.15% of all recorded failure items. These are the areas worth having checked before you buy, and worth budgeting for on an older example.
| Failure area | Share of failure items | Recorded items |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 35.15% | 645 |
| Tyres | 33.68% | 618 |
| Steering | 8.23% | 151 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6.7% | 123 |
| Visibility | 5.5% | 101 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3.76% | 69 |
How the Skoda Scala compares
Ranked on pass rate, the Skoda Scala sits 127th of 651 models in this data , and 5th of the 12 Skoda models covered . Skoda as a whole averaged 80.35%, so this model runs 8.6 points ahead of its own brand average.
What this means when buying a used Skoda Scala
A pass rate is a population average, not a verdict on the specific car in front of you. The average Skoda Scala came to its 2025 test at 35,174 miles and 4.5 years old. Most examples tested were petrol.
The useful check is the individual car's own MOT record: how many times it has failed, what for, and whether advisories keep reappearing. A recurring advisory on corrosion, suspension or brakes tells you far more than a model-wide average, and a mileage that does not move consistently between tests is a warning in itself.
Check a specific Skoda Scala
Run the registration through a free MOT history check to see that car's test results, advisories and recorded mileages. For the risks an MOT never covers — outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers and ownership history — a full car history check brings them together in one £15 report.
Also useful: mileage check · write-off check · free car check
Other Skoda models
- Skoda Fabia 75.71% pass rate · 226,072 tests
- Skoda Octavia 79.8% pass rate · 196,913 tests
- Skoda Yeti 77.8% pass rate · 74,810 tests
- Skoda Superb 80.63% pass rate · 64,194 tests
- Skoda Karoq 90.93% pass rate · 60,637 tests
- Skoda Citigo 83.39% pass rate · 51,764 tests
Models with a similar pass rate
- MINI Cooper 87.98% pass rate
- MINI Countryman 88.41% pass rate
- Mercedes-Benz GLC 88.01% pass rate
- Suzuki Vitara 89.5% pass rate
- Hyundai Kona 89.77% pass rate
- SEAT Ateca 89.82% pass rate
Figures aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025, class 4 initial tests only, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Retests are excluded, so these are first-time pass rates.