61,217 tests in 2025
Skoda Superb reliability and MOT pass rate
80.7% passed first time. The 19.3% fail rate is 3.3 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 8 years old with 88,567 miles.
Pass rate
80.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 19.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3.2%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
88,567 mi
8 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 11,233 | 11.9% |
| 6-9 years | 28,953 | 16% |
| 10-13 years | 14,927 | 27.7% |
| 14+ years | 5,375 | 30.6% |
What the Superb 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.
- Suspension221 dangerous47.9%
- Tyres4,430 dangerous36.5%
- Brakes1,192 dangerous18.1%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6 dangerous17.5%
- Noise, emissions and leaks6 dangerous9.8%
- Visibility6 dangerous6.7%
- Body, chassis, structure24 dangerous5%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1 dangerous3.2%
Is the Superb getting worse?
The fail rate rose 2.2 points to 19.5% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 58,725 | 6 | 17.3% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 62,245 | — | 18% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 56,252 | — | 19.2% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 59,391 | — | 19.5% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Superb 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 Superb in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak1,689 tests
- 2Coil spring: fractured or broken1,530 tests
- 3Condition: has ply or cords exposed1,260 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,258 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,139 tests
- 6Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1,111 tests
- 7Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction903 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick821 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Superb collects 2.45 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.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm10,588 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened6,780 tests
- 3Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak5,219 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick4,668 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure3,231 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn3,035 tests
- 7Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine1,941 tests
- 8Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened1,812 tests
Questions
What is the Skoda Superb MOT pass rate?
80.7% of the 61,217 Skoda Superb first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 19.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Skoda Superb usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak", recorded on 1,689 failed tests, followed by "Coil spring: fractured or broken" and "Condition: has ply or cords exposed". By section, suspension appears in 47.9% of failures, tyres appears in 36.5% of failures, brakes appears in 18.1% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 11.9%; at 14+ years it was 30.6%. The median Skoda Superb tested in 2025 was 8 years old with 88,567 miles.
Is the Skoda Superb getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 2.2 points to 19.5% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising 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 Superb 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 22 safety recalls naming the Skoda Superb: Skoda Superb recalls.
Other Skoda models
Checking a particular Superb?
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