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Škoda Yeti, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

72,793 Škoda Yetis are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 73.9% of initial MOT tests, 1.6 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Škoda Yeti at the MOT

73.9% of 74,816 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Yeti 283rd of 575 models. Škoda Yetis aged 6 to 10 years passed 77.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 68.1%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Škoda Yeti73.9%
  • All Škoda modelsThe Yeti is 2.5 pts behind76.4%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Škoda Yeti tests in 2025.

  • 6 to 10 years43,974 tests77.9%
  • 11 years and over30,842 tests68.1%

Where Yetis fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Škoda Yeti tests in 2025.

  • Suspension35.3%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19.7%
  • Brakes16.6%
  • Tyres12%
  • Body, chassis, structure5.1%

The items testers recorded most often were pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (9%), coil spring fractured or broken (8.4%) and linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.1%).

The MOT page lists every common Yeti MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Škoda Yeti MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Yeti's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.35.3% of Yeti failure items

  2. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.19.7% of Yeti failure items

  3. Brakes

    Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.16.6% of Yeti failure items

Škoda Yetis in the UK

72,793 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 80% since the end of 2014, although it peaked at 77,279 at the end of 2017.

Change since 2014
+80%from 40,399 licensed
Typical year of first use
2014half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2014 or earlier
First registered in 2025
2against 13,638 in 2016
Declared off the road
1,4762% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Škoda Yetis since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 201440,399
End of 201552,907
End of 201666,250
End of 201777,279
End of 201876,802
End of 201976,632
End of 202076,472
End of 202176,462
End of 202276,090
End of 202375,381
End of 202474,675
End of 202573,597
End of June 202672,793

How old they are

Licensed Škoda Yetis by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year

A further 480 were first used before 2010.

Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
201711,09811,502
201613,01813,638
201512,39313,198
201411,958
20139,967
20126,377
20114,828
20103,330

12,393 Yetis first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 94% of the 13,198 first registered that year.

Yeti engines and fuel

2.0 litre engines made up 50% of Škoda Yeti MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.2 litre at 40%. Diesel accounts for 56% of licensed Yetis and petrol for 44%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 74,802 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 2.0 litre50.1%
  • 1.2 litre40.4%
  • 1.6 litre6.1%
  • 1.4 litre2.3%
  • 1.8 litre1.1%

Fuel type, licensed Yetis

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol31,82144%
Diesel40,97256%

Škoda Yeti recalls

5 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Škoda Yeti. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Yeti is affected.

  1. Jul 2025 R/2026/002

    Takata drivers side front airbag

    Yetis built Jan 2014 to Jan 2016 · 108 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On affected vehicles the propellant in the front airbag may deteriorate due to high humidity and temperature fluctuations. As a result in the event of an accident and airbag deployment fragments could detach from the generator housing and injure the vehicle occupants.
    Remedy
    Replace the front airbag on the driver's side.

  2. Mar 2023 R/2023/086

    On affected vehicles from a certain production period there is a possibility that the gas generator cover could be damaged when the driver's airbag is activated

    Yetis built May 2015 to Apr 2017 · 63 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Replace the driver's airbag in affected vehicles.

  3. Jun 2017 R/2017/192

    Parts of seat belt pretensioner may be dislodged on deployment

    Yetis built May 2016 to Oct 2016 · 1,293 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Due to a faulty connection part of the pyrotechnical system could become dislodged on deployment in an accident and enter the vehicle interior putting the occupants at risk of injury. On affected vehicles.
    Remedy
    Replace seat belt on affected vehicles.

  4. Apr 2016 R/2016/072

    Side airbag gas generator canister may fail

    Yetis built Jan 2015 · 217 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    For certain vehicles manufactured within a specific period it is possible that the gas generator housing may be damaged if a side airbag is deployed. If the airbag/s were deployed the gas generator could explode and dislodge small metal parts which could cause injury to the vehicle occupants.
    Remedy
    On affected vehicles check the dates of manufacture of side airbags and replace where necessary.

  5. Dec 2011 R/2011/171

    Fuel may leak

    Yetis built Jan 2009 to Dec 2011 · 1,867 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On 2.0l Common Rail engines of a limited production period faulty material can cause leaks on the high pressure pipes during the service life of the vehicle.
    Remedy
    Anti-vibration balance weights will be fitted on the high-pressure pipes.
How to check a specific Yeti for recalls

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The most-tested Škoda models in 2025, against the Yeti's 73.9% MOT pass rate.

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Škoda Yeti FAQs

How many Škoda Yetis are there in the UK?

72,793 Škoda Yetis were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 1,476 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Škoda Yeti reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 73.9% first-time pass rate for the Škoda Yeti across 74,816 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Škoda Yeti had any recalls?

5 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Škoda Yeti. The most recent was published in July 2025. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Škoda Yeti?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Škoda Yeti's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Škoda history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Skoda VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.