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Škoda Citigo
Škoda Citigo MOT pass rate and common problems
The Škoda Citigo passed 78% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 5.7 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Citigo compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
76.4%
Škoda average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Citigo runs 1.6 points ahead of the Škoda average. It is 6th of the 12 Škoda models in the data. The average Citigo arrived at its test 9.6 years old with 53,126 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Citigo MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Škoda Citigo cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.7% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 75.3%, a drop of 13.4 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 3,380 | 88.7% | 16.4 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 33,894 | 78.1% | 5.8 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 14,824 | 75.3% | 3 pts above |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Citigo failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Škoda Citigo cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 44.7% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Citigo MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Škoda Citigo cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 43.3% of everything testers recorded against failed Škoda Citigo cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Citigo
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, headlamp aim too low, registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps and headlamp not working on dipped beam. 16.4% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn. 6.3% of failure items.
3
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 5.2% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm. 4.9% of failure items.
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Škoda Citigo MOT FAQs
What is the Škoda Citigo MOT pass rate?
78% of Škoda Citigo cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 52,098 tests. That is 5.7 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 227th of 575 models.
What does a Škoda Citigo most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Škoda Citigo cars failing their 2025 MOT was pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn, on 6.3% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.2%) and position lamp not working (5.2%).
Which area causes the most Škoda Citigo MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 24.7%, followed by brakes at 19.9%.
Do older Škoda Citigo cars fail their MOT more often?
Škoda Citigo cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.7% of MOT tests in 2025, against 75.3% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Škoda Citigo has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Škoda Citigo that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Škoda Citigo's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.