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Skoda Felicia vs Skoda Octavia: reliability comparison

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

Skoda Felicia
66%
MOT pass rate · 64,550 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 66%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Skoda Felicia Skoda Octavia
MOT pass rate 66% 78% ✓
MOT failure rate 34% 22% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.4 1.8 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 2%
Average mileage 89,380 mi 135,384 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 64,550 337,342

Most common faults

Skoda Felicia

  1. Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  2. Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  6. Oil leak

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 66%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Skoda Felicia 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.