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Skoda Fabia vs Skoda Octavia vrs: reliability comparison

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

Skoda Fabia
76%
MOT pass rate · 364,775 vehicles
Skoda Octavia vrs
80%
MOT pass rate · 314 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Skoda Octavia vrs is the more reliable of the two — 80% pass first time versus 76%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Skoda Fabia Skoda Octavia vrs
MOT pass rate 76% 80% ✓
MOT failure rate 24% 20% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.8 0.9 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 2% 2%
Average mileage 90,479 mi 140,555 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 364,775 314

Most common faults

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))

Skoda Octavia vrs

  1. Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  2. Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
  3. Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  4. Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  5. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Skoda Octavia vrs is the more reliable of the two — 80% pass first time versus 76%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Skoda Fabia report Full Skoda Octavia vrs 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.