Skoda Citigo years to avoid — 153,692 MOT tests ranked

No clear negative outlier after correcting for age. Strongest in the data: 2012 or 2013. The ranking uses 153,692 MOT tests across 8 registration years (2023–2025) and compares each year with all UK cars of the same age.

Every Citigo year, ranked

The age-adjusted MOT index sets 100 as the pass rate of all UK cars registered in the same year and tested in the same calendar year. Higher is better. This prevents an old car being labelled a “bad year” simply because it is old.

Rank	Year	Index	Vs same-age	Pass rate	Tests
1	2012 Strong	110.4	+10.4 pts	81.6%	11,126
2	2013 Strong	109.6	+9.6 pts	83.0%	20,727
3	2014	107.3	+7.3 pts	83.2%	27,083
4	2015	105.6	+5.6 pts	84.3%	23,825
5	2019	105.1	+5.1 pts	93.5%	13,361
6	2018	103.3	+3.3 pts	89.6%	15,821
7	2017	102.9	+2.9 pts	86.9%	18,619
8	2016	101.3	+1.3 pts	82.6%	23,130

How to use this before buying

Rankings describe the cohort, not the car. A cherished older example beats a neglected 2012 one — always run the specific reg through the free MOT history check.
Read the advisories. Repeated notes for the same component across years mean the owner has been ignoring it. Decode them in our advisory library.
Scan before you pay. A 2-minute OBD scan reveals stored faults the dashboard hides — see our scanner guide.

FAQs

Which Citigo years should I avoid?

No year is a clear negative outlier after correcting for age, so buy on condition and history rather than year.

What is the best Citigo year to buy used?

2012 and 2013 lead the age-adjusted MOT ranking. The score compares each registration year with all UK cars of the same age; the specific car's history and condition still take priority.

Is the Citigo reliable overall?

Across 153,692 tests, the median age-adjusted index is 105.3 (100 equals the pass rate of all cars registered in the same year). Use the spread between years as one signal, then check the individual registration.

Methodology: index = 100 + the model-year cohort’s MOT pass-rate difference versus all UK vehicles registered in the same year and tested in the same calendar year. Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded; at least 1,500 tests per page. “Inspect” years are below both the same-age baseline and the model’s median index by at least 2 points. Association is not proof of a model-year defect. DVSA anonymised data 2023–2025, OGL v3.0.