Does the Skoda Enyaq fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?
The Skoda Enyaq records 1.33 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.16 expected for a ev of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.17, 95% interval +0.85 to +1.49). It ranks 99 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on seat belts and airbags · check a Skoda Enyaq by registration
What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Skoda Enyaq is “An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction”, recorded 53 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction | 53 | 1.07 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,958 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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