Skoda Yeti MOT pass rate: 77.8% (74,615 tests, 2025)

Name: Skoda Yeti MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Skoda Yeti passed 77.8% of its 74,615 MOT tests in 2025 — right on the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 11 years old with 73,812 miles on the clock.

77.8%Pass rate (2025)

74,615MOT tests analysed

73,812 miMedian mileage at test

11 yrsMedian age at test

How the Yeti compares

Skoda Yeti

77.8%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Skoda average (all models)

80.5%

What fails most on the Skoda Yeti

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Yeti:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	13,806	40.1%
2	Brakes	6,373	18.5%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4,747	13.8%
4	Tyres	4,541	13.2%
5	Body, chassis, structure	1,890	5.5%
6	Noise, emissions and leaks	1,429	4.2%

Pre-MOT checklist for Yeti owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Yeti pass rate by registration year

Strongest age-adjusted years: 2013, 2014. Full ranking and method: Skoda Yeti years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2009	1,601	67.5%	+1.1 pts	110,988	67.5% visual scale
2010	10,973	68.5%	+1.1 pts	102,683	68.5% visual scale
2011	15,395	72.1%	+2.9 pts	95,809	72.1% visual scale
2012	19,798	73.4%	+2.2 pts	92,767	73.4% visual scale
2013	30,431	77.9%	+4.6 pts	81,828	77.9% visual scale
2014	36,370	80.6%	+4.7 pts	71,096	80.6% visual scale
2015	37,459	82.4%	+3.7 pts	62,201	82.4% visual scale
2016	38,995	84.9%	+3.6 pts	53,202	84.9% visual scale
2017	33,124	88.0%	+4.0 pts	44,844	88.0% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Noise, emissions and leaks: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Pins and bushes pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement — 1,960 cars · 8.8% failed the same item the next year
Brake pads wearing thin — 3,812 cars · 6.2% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 928 cars · 5.5% failed the same item the next year
Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened — 2,750 cars · 5.1% failed the same item the next year
Condition has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords — 743 cars · 4.8% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Yeti before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Skoda models

Fabia75.2% pass rate · 218,832 tests Octavia78.8% pass rate · 180,254 tests Superb79.8% pass rate · 57,687 tests Citigo83.4% pass rate · 51,521 tests Karoq90.8% pass rate · 51,053 tests Kodiaq89.2% pass rate · 38,175 tests Rapid76.8% pass rate · 21,417 tests Roomster70.1% pass rate · 17,397 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Skoda Yeti?

In 2025, 77.8% of 74,615 first MOT tests on the Skoda Yeti were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Yeti fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (40.1% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Skoda Yeti reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 77.8% it performs above the national average at a median age of 11 years and 73,812 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.