Skoda Karoq 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

10.1% of 56,207 MOT tests of the Skoda Karoq 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 102.4 (95% CI 99.8–105.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Skoda Karoq built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	10.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	56207
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 99.8–105.1)	102.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	56207
Rank among this model's 4 build years	3	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	56207
Tested in 2024	13967	tests	median 43,692 miles	2024	13967

Built 2018 against Skoda Karoq normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 10.3% vs 9.9%; age 4: 9% vs 9.1%; age 5: 10% vs 9.7%; age 6: 11.1% vs 10.8%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 Skoda Karoq by registration · All Skoda Karoq 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 Karoq 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 Karoq 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	14,109	10.3	9.8–10.8	9.9	104.6
4	14,093	9	8.5–9.4	9.1	98.5
5	14,038	10	9.5–10.5	9.7	102.9
6	13,967	11.1	10.6–11.7	10.8	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 56,207 (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 Karoq?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is tyres: 5.4 items per 100 first tests, against 5.2 across all build years of the Skoda Karoq. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Skoda Karoq built 2018 against the Skoda Karoq in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	5.4	5.2	3,058
Visibility	3.9	3.4	2,228
Brakes	1.8	1.6	1,032
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1.1	1	605
Suspension	0.4	1.6	227

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 56,572 (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 4 published build years of the Skoda Karoq, 2018 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 100.7. 2019: index 95.6.

Skoda Karoq build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2017	100.7	66.3–135.0	no different (rough estimate)	329
2018	102.4	99.8–105.1	no different	56,207
2019	95.6	92.6–98.5	better	43,844
2020	111.9	107.6–116.2	worse	25,127

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 125,507 (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 Karoq 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-karoq/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.

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