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Skoda Citigo e se iv vs Skoda Fabia: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Skoda Citigo e se iv
92%
MOT pass rate · 113 vehicles
More reliable
Skoda Fabia
76%
MOT pass rate · 364,775 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Skoda Citigo e se iv is the more reliable of the two — 92% pass first time versus 76%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Skoda Citigo e se iv Skoda Fabia
MOT pass rate 92% ✓ 76%
MOT failure rate 8% ✓ 24%
Faults & advisories per test 0.7 ✓ 1.8
Dangerous-fault share 3% 2% ✓
Average mileage 25,106 mi 90,479 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 113 364,775

Most common faults

Skoda Citigo e se iv

  1. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  4. Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  5. Offside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt
  6. Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Skoda Fabia

  1. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Skoda Citigo e se iv is the more reliable of the two — 92% pass first time versus 76%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Skoda Citigo e se iv report Full Skoda Fabia report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.