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Skoda Octavia SE TSI — Reliability by Year

2,100 vehicles · MOT data 2018–2024 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Skoda Octavia SE 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
2018
95.8% pass rate · 115 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
2021
93.3% pass rate · 272 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2024 First MOTs due 2027+ 13,709 mi 393
2023 First MOTs due 2026+ 26,327 mi 642
2022
95.2%
27,738 mi 678
2021
93.3%
38,923 mi 272
2018
95.8%
46,942 mi 115

* 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 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 27,738 miles (newest year) to 46,942 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 TSI.

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