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Skoda Octavia vs Skoda Vrs: reliability comparison

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

Skoda Octavia
78%
MOT pass rate · 337,342 vehicles
Skoda Vrs
70%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Skoda Octavia (78%) and Skoda Vrs (70%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Skoda Octavia Skoda Vrs
MOT pass rate 78% ✓ 70%
MOT failure rate 22% ✓ 30%
Faults & advisories per test 1.8 1.6 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 2% ✓ 11%
Average mileage 135,384 mi 128,088 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 337,342 1

Most common faults

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)

Skoda Vrs

  1. Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
  2. Centre Stop lamp has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.2.1b)
  3. Nearside Rear Outer child seat fitted
  4. Offside Rear Outer child seat fitted
  5. Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
  6. Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Skoda Octavia (78%) and Skoda Vrs (70%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Skoda Octavia report Full Skoda 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.