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Skoda Octavia SE L TSI — Reliability by Year

4,062 vehicles · MOT data 2020–2025 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Skoda Octavia SE L TSI 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
2022
96.0% pass rate · 666 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2021
93.4% pass rate · 972 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2025 First MOTs due 2028+ 8,165 mi 219
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 10,415 mi 1,023
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 23,228 mi 814
2022
96.0%
24,502 mi 666
2021
93.4%
32,658 mi 972
2020
94.1%
33,836 mi 368

* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.

Which year Skoda Octavia SE L TSI is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 24,502 miles (newest year) to 33,836 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 Octavia SE L TSI.

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