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Skoda Favorit glxie vs Skoda Octavia: reliability comparison

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

Skoda Favorit glxie
62%
MOT pass rate · 673 vehicles
Skoda Octavia
78%
MOT pass rate · 337,342 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Skoda Octavia is the more reliable of the two — 78% pass first time versus 62%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Skoda Favorit glxie Skoda Octavia
MOT pass rate 62% 78% ✓
MOT failure rate 38% 22% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.0 1.8 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 71,950 mi 135,384 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 673 337,342

Most common faults

Skoda Favorit glxie

  1. Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
  2. Oil leak
  3. Nearside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
  4. Offside Rear Shock absorber has slight corrosion to the casing (2.7.2a)
  5. Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split (2.5.C.1a)
  6. Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)

Skoda Octavia

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
  6. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Skoda Octavia is the more reliable of the two — 78% pass first time versus 62%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Skoda Favorit glxie report Full Skoda Octavia 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.