47,884 tests in 2025
Skoda Citigo reliability and MOT pass rate
83.3% passed first time. The 16.7% fail rate is 5.9 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 10 years old with 49,223 miles.
Pass rate
83.3%
22.6% of all cars failed; 16.7% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
49,223 mi
10 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 303 | 11.9% |
| 6-9 years | 21,932 | 14.5% |
| 10-13 years | 25,648 | 18.7% |
| 14+ years | 1 | — |
What the Citigo fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Brakes649 dangerous30.6%
- Suspension136 dangerous27.3%
- Tyres1,940 dangerous22.5%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6 dangerous22.1%
- Noise, emissions and leaks5 dangerous14.1%
- Body, chassis, structure64 dangerous12.6%
- Visibility1 dangerous12.5%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1 dangerous2.4%
Is the Citigo getting worse?
The fail rate rose 5.8 points to 16.8% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.7 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 52,306 | 7 | 11% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 52,209 | 8 | 12.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 43,973 | 9 | 15.3% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 47,581 | 10 | 16.8% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Citigo at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Citigo in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,007 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm732 tests
- 3Service brake performance: excessively binding732 tests
- 4Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits617 tests
- 5Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively557 tests
- 6Fuel cap/sealing device: ineffective550 tests
- 7Coil spring: fractured or broken424 tests
- 8Position lamp: not working421 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Citigo collects 2.24 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure6,623 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm5,747 tests
- 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn3,477 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3,379 tests
- 5Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,892 tests
- 6Service brake performance: excessively binding1,507 tests
- 7Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn1,487 tests
- 8Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s)991 tests
Questions
What is the Skoda Citigo MOT pass rate?
83.3% of the 47,884 Skoda Citigo first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 16.7% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Skoda Citigo usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn", recorded on 1,007 failed tests, followed by "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" and "Service brake performance: excessively binding". By section, brakes appears in 30.6% of failures, suspension appears in 27.3% of failures, tyres appears in 22.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 11.9%; at 10-13 years it was 18.7%. The median Skoda Citigo tested in 2025 was 10 years old with 49,223 miles.
Is the Skoda Citigo getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 5.8 points to 16.8% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.7 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Citigo trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 7 safety recalls naming the Skoda Citigo: Skoda Citigo recalls.
Other Skoda models
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