Skoda Fabia 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

26.7% of 88,760 MOT tests of the Skoda Fabia first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 97.4 (95% CI 96.2–98.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Skoda Fabia built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	26.7	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	88760
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.2–98.7)	97.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	88760
Rank among this model's 21 build years	6	of 21	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	88760
Tested in 2024	13978	tests	median 80,002 miles	2024	13978

Built 2012 against Skoda Fabia normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 22.4% vs 22.1%; age 8: 25.1% vs 23%; age 9: 25.4% vs 25.1%; age 10: 27.1% vs 28%; age 11: 28.9% vs 31.8%; age 12: 31.9% vs 35.4%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 Skoda Fabia by registration · All Skoda Fabia 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 2012 Skoda Fabia fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 Fabia built 2012: 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)
7	15,571	22.4	21.8–23.1	22.1	101.6
8	14,960	25.1	24.4–25.8	23	109
9	14,989	25.4	24.7–26.1	25.1	101.4
10	14,788	27.1	26.4–27.9	28	96.8
11	14,474	28.9	28.2–29.7	31.8	91
12	13,978	31.9	31.1–32.7	35.4	90

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 88,760 (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 2012 Skoda Fabia?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is brakes: 12.5 items per 100 first tests, against 13.6 across all build years of the Skoda Fabia. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Skoda Fabia built 2012 against the Skoda Fabia in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	12.5	13.6	11,138
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	12.1	18.4	10,733
Tyres	9.1	8.4	8,091
Suspension	8	13.4	7,099
Visibility	6.5	7.9	5,751

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 88,760 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 21 published build years of the Skoda Fabia, 2012 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 96.6. 2013: index 93.4.

Skoda Fabia build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2000	99.3	94.8–103.9	no different (rough estimate)	3,701
2001	99.1	96.9–101.3	no different	15,563
2002	98.8	97.0–100.6	no different	23,426
2003	101.1	99.5–102.7	no different	31,356
2004	102.6	101.2–103.9	worse	42,683
2005	101.8	100.5–103.0	worse	54,395
2006	102.5	101.4–103.7	worse	62,843
2007	103.1	101.9–104.2	worse	67,636
2008	106.5	105.3–107.6	worse	76,614
2009	103.1	102.0–104.2	worse	91,422
2010	95.7	94.5–96.9	better	73,647
2011	96.6	95.3–97.8	better	78,473
2012	97.4	96.2–98.7	better	88,760
2013	93.4	92.3–94.6	better	115,826
2014	94.5	93.1–95.9	better	90,506
2015	91.8	90.4–93.1	better	107,802
2016	102.0	100.6–103.4	worse	117,033
2017	104.1	102.5–105.8	worse	95,233
2018	110.6	108.5–112.7	worse	67,695
2019	101.2	98.7–103.8	no different	44,506
2020	102.2	98.2–106.3	no different	19,004

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,368,124 (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 Fabia 2012 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-fabia/2012/

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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