Skoda Citigo 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

12.4% of 21,529 MOT tests of the Skoda Citigo first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 91.1 (95% CI 87.7–94.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 Skoda Citigo fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Skoda Citigo built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	12.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	21529
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 87.7–94.6)	91.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	21529
Rank among this model's 9 build years	2	of 9	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	21529
Tested in 2024	5375	tests	median 28,910 miles	2024	5375

Built 2018 against Skoda Citigo normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 9.1% vs 9.5%; age 4: 11.2% vs 12.7%; age 5: 14.4% vs 15.5%; age 6: 14.9% vs 16.8%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 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 2018 Skoda Citigo fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 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 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	5,381	9.1	8.4–9.9	9.5	96.5
4	5,371	11.2	10.4–12.1	12.7	88.1
5	5,402	14.4	13.5–15.3	15.5	92.7
6	5,375	14.9	14–15.9	16.8	89

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,529 (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 2018 Skoda Citigo?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is visibility: 5.7 items per 100 first tests, against 6 across all build years of the Skoda Citigo. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Skoda Citigo built 2018 against the Skoda Citigo in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	5.7	6	1,240
Tyres	3.1	4.3	681
Brakes	2.5	5.8	535
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2.1	3.5	454
Suspension	0.9	1.9	199

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,665 (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 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 9 published build years of the Skoda Citigo, 2018 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 98.6. 2019: index 69.9.

Skoda Citigo build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2012	94.8	92.1–97.6	better	22,769
2013	97.3	95.2–99.4	better	42,155
2014	98.4	96.5–100.3	no different	55,403
2015	106.1	103.9–108.3	worse	48,422
2016	118.8	116.3–121.3	worse	46,926
2017	98.6	95.8–101.5	no different	33,023
2018	91.1	87.7–94.6	better	21,529
2019	69.9	65.9–73.9	better	13,728
2020	91.9	68.1–115.8	no 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 2018 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/2018/

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.

Skoda Citigo 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2018 Skoda Citigo fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2018 Skoda Citigo?

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

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