22,414 tests in 2025
Skoda Kamiq reliability and MOT pass rate
90.7% passed first time. The 9.3% fail rate is 13.3 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 4 years old with 27,549 miles.
Pass rate
90.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 9.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
1.9%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
27,549 mi
4 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 21,208 | 9.3% |
| 6-9 years | 659 | 10.6% |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Kamiq 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.
- Brakes714 dangerous40.3%
- Tyres458 dangerous39.5%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.4%
- Visibility7.7%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems5.5%
- Noise, emissions and leaks4%
- Steering3.9%
- Suspension4 dangerous3.2%
Is the Kamiq getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.9 points to 9.5% from 2023 to 2025, against a falling rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7,299 | — | 7.6% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 12,572 | — | 9.1% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 18,909 | — | 9.5% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Kamiq 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 Kamiq in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick476 tests
- 2Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords435 tests
- 3Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn185 tests
- 4Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating178 tests
- 5Condition: has ply or cords exposed128 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm126 tests
- 7Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened79 tests
- 8Rear fog lamp: not working72 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Kamiq collects 2.15 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.
- 1Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3,049 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick2,484 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2,226 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure2,111 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt652 tests
- 6Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords521 tests
- 7Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn454 tests
- 8Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre408 tests
Questions
What is the Skoda Kamiq MOT pass rate?
90.7% of the 22,414 Skoda Kamiq first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 9.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 1.9% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Skoda Kamiq usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick", recorded on 476 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" and "Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn". By section, brakes appears in 40.3% of failures, tyres appears in 39.5% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 13.4% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 9.3%; at 6-9 years it was 10.6%. The median Skoda Kamiq tested in 2025 was 4 years old with 27,549 miles.
Is the Skoda Kamiq getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.9 points to 9.5% from 2023 to 2025, against a falling rate across all cars.
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 Kamiq trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Skoda models
Checking a particular Kamiq?
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