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Skoda Octavia SE TDI — Reliability by Year

811 vehicles · MOT data 2009–2022 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Skoda Octavia SE TDI 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
2016
95.5% pass rate · 273 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2009
87.2% pass rate · 170 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2022
94.1%
49,788 mi 214
2017
94.1%
71,987 mi 154
2016
95.5%
79,928 mi 273
2009
87.2%
149,477 mi 170

Which year Skoda Octavia SE TDI is most reliable?

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

Tests range from an average of 49,788 miles (newest year) to 149,477 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 TDI.

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