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Skoda Citigo 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

18.6% of 46,926 MOT tests of the Skoda Citigo first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 118.8 (95% CI 116.3–121.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 Skoda Citigo fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Skoda Citigo built in 2016 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time18.6%all ages tested2019–202446926
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 116.3–121.3)118.8index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202446926
Rank among this model's 9 build years9of 91 = fails least for its age2019–202446926
Tested in 20247819testsmedian 41,442 miles20247819
line · Skoda Citigo built 2016 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2016 12% vs model normal 10.3% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2016 against Skoda Citigo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 12% vs 10.3%; age 4: 15.3% vs 13.2%; age 5: 18.4% vs 16%; age 6: 19.3% vs 16.8%; age 7: 22% vs 18.2%; age 8: 24.6% vs 19.5%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2016 Skoda Citigo by registration · All Skoda Citigo MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2016 Skoda Citigo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Skoda Citigo built 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
37,9941211.4–12.810.3117.1
47,69115.314.5–16.113.2115.5
57,79218.417.5–19.316115.3
67,80619.318.4–20.216.8114.9
77,8242221.1–22.918.2120.9
87,81924.623.6–25.519.5126.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 46,926 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2016 Skoda Citigo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is visibility: 5.8 items per 100 first tests, against 6 across all build years of the Skoda Citigo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Skoda Citigo built 2016 against the Skoda Citigo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2016, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Visibility5.862,738
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.93.52,321
Brakes45.81,855
Tyres3.94.31,821
Noise, emissions and leaks3.82.21,763

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 46,926 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Skoda Citigo, 2016 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 106.1. 2017: index 98.6.

Skoda Citigo build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
201294.892.1–97.6better22,769
201397.395.2–99.4better42,155
201498.496.5–100.3no different55,403
2015106.1103.9–108.3worse48,422
2016118.8116.3–121.3worse46,926
201798.695.8–101.5no different33,023
201891.187.7–94.6better21,529
201969.965.9–73.9better13,728
202091.968.1–115.8no different (rough estimate)566

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 284,521 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Skoda Citigo 2016 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/skoda-citigo/2016/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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