63.7%
Škoda Roomster
Škoda Roomster MOT pass rate and common problems
The Škoda Roomster passed 63.7% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 8.6 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was position lamp not working.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Roomster 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 Roomster runs 12.7 points behind the Škoda average. It is 12th of the 12 Škoda models in the data. The average Roomster arrived at its test 13.8 years old with 88,773 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.
Roomster MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Škoda Roomster cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 76.6% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 60.7%, a drop of 16 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years | 3,290 | 76.6% | 4.3 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 14,142 | 60.7% | 11.6 pts below |
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 Roomster failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Škoda Roomster cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 47.2% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Roomster MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Škoda Roomster cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 40.5% of everything testers recorded against failed Škoda Roomster cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Roomster
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, individual direction indicators incorrect colour and stop lamp not working. 13.2% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn, coil spring fractured or broken and linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 13.2% of failure items.
3
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 5.9% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has ply or cords exposed. 5.7% of failure items.
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Škoda Roomster MOT FAQs
What is the Škoda Roomster MOT pass rate?
63.7% of Škoda Roomster cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 17,432 tests. That is 8.6 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 448th of 575 models.
What does a Škoda Roomster most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Škoda Roomster cars failing their 2025 MOT was position lamp not working, on 6% of failure items. Next were joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.9%) and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (5.7%).
Which area causes the most Škoda Roomster MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 25.9%, followed by suspension at 21.3%.
Do older Škoda Roomster cars fail their MOT more often?
Škoda Roomster cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 76.6% of MOT tests in 2025, against 60.7% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Škoda Roomster has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Škoda Roomster 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 Roomster'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.