69,563 tests in 2025
Skoda Yeti reliability and MOT pass rate
77.8% passed first time. The 22.2% fail rate is 0.4 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 11 years old with 74,125 miles.
Pass rate
77.8%
22.6% of all cars failed; 22.2% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
74,125 mi
11 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 22,497 | 16% |
| 10-13 years | 38,594 | 23.8% |
| 14+ years | 8,472 | 31.6% |
What the Yeti 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.
- Suspension329 dangerous54.8%
- Brakes1,656 dangerous24.1%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment19 dangerous20.7%
- Tyres2,763 dangerous20.1%
- Body, chassis, structure25 dangerous10.2%
- Noise, emissions and leaks2 dangerous8.1%
- Visibility1 dangerous5.3%
- Steering9 dangerous3.1%
Is the Yeti getting worse?
The fail rate rose 7.6 points to 22.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (8 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 76,509 | 8 | 14.6% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 76,373 | 9 | 17% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 65,684 | 10 | 19.7% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 69,557 | 11 | 22.2% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Yeti 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 Yeti in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Coil spring: fractured or broken2,779 tests
- 2Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn2,241 tests
- 3Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt1,220 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,097 tests
- 5Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction988 tests
- 6Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt987 tests
- 7Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords874 tests
- 8Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm853 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Yeti collects 2.65 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 1.6mm9,378 tests
- 2Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak8,467 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened7,890 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure6,384 tests
- 5Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened5,910 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick4,961 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn3,655 tests
- 8Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened2,951 tests
Questions
What is the Skoda Yeti MOT pass rate?
77.8% of the 69,563 Skoda Yeti first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 22.2% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Skoda Yeti usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Coil spring: fractured or broken", recorded on 2,779 failed tests, followed by "Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn" and "Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt". By section, suspension appears in 54.8% of failures, brakes appears in 24.1% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 20.7% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 31.6%. The median Skoda Yeti tested in 2025 was 11 years old with 74,125 miles.
Is the Skoda Yeti getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 7.6 points to 22.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (8 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
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 Yeti 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 5 safety recalls naming the Skoda Yeti: Skoda Yeti recalls.
Other Skoda models
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