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Skoda 120l 5 Speed — Reliability by Year

7,292 vehicles · MOT data 1988–1991 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Skoda 120l 5 Speed was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1991
75.0% pass rate · 258 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1988
50.0% pass rate · 1,309 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1991
75.0%
50,273 mi 258
1990
1,440
1989
58.3%
46,827 mi 4,285
1988
50.0%
48,211 mi 1,309

Which year Skoda 120l 5 Speed is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 46,827 miles (newest year) to 50,273 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Skoda 120l 5 Speed.

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