Skoda Kodiaq 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

10.2% of 30,673 MOT tests of the Skoda Kodiaq 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 98.4 (95% CI 95.0–101.9; 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 Kodiaq built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	10.2	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	30673
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.0–101.9)	98.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	30673
Rank among this model's 4 build years	2	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	30673
Tested in 2024	7631	tests	median 54,267 miles	2024	7631

Built 2018 against Skoda Kodiaq normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 8.8% vs 9%; age 4: 9.3% vs 9.8%; age 5: 10.5% vs 11%; age 6: 12.1% vs 11.6%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 Skoda Kodiaq by registration · All Skoda Kodiaq 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 Kodiaq 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 Kodiaq 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	7,746	8.8	8.2–9.5	9	98.5
4	7,705	9.3	8.7–10	9.8	95
5	7,591	10.5	9.8–11.2	11	95.3
6	7,631	12.1	11.4–12.9	11.6	104.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 30,673 (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 Kodiaq?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is tyres: 5.1 items per 100 first tests, against 5 across all build years of the Skoda Kodiaq. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Skoda Kodiaq built 2018 against the Skoda Kodiaq in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	5.1	5	1,590
Visibility	4.4	4.2	1,356
Brakes	3.1	3.3	970
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	0.9	1	286
Noise, emissions and leaks	0.8	0.8	262

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 30,932 (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 Kodiaq, 2018 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 92.5. 2019: index 113.1.

Skoda Kodiaq build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2017	92.5	89.4–95.7	better	32,329
2018	98.4	95.0–101.9	no different	30,673
2019	113.1	109.0–117.2	worse	26,608
2020	113.0	107.4–118.7	worse	14,786

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 104,396 (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 Kodiaq 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-kodiaq/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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