Skoda Kodiaq 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

11.1% of 26,608 MOT tests of the Skoda Kodiaq first registered in 2019 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 113.1 (95% CI 109.0–117.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2019 Skoda Kodiaq fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Skoda Kodiaq built in 2019 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	11.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	26608
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 109.0–117.2)	113.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	26608
Rank among this model's 4 build years	4	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	26608
Tested in 2024	8835	tests	median 44,219 miles	2024	8835

Built 2019 against Skoda Kodiaq normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 9.4% vs 8.7%; age 4: 10.9% vs 9.8%; age 5: 13% vs 10.9%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2019 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 2019 Skoda Kodiaq fail at each age?

Cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5 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 2019: 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	8,945	9.4	8.9–10.1	8.7	109
4	8,828	10.9	10.2–11.5	9.8	110.3
5	8,835	13	12.3–13.7	10.9	118.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 26,608 (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 2019 Skoda Kodiaq?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2019 is tyres: 4.7 items per 100 first tests, against 5 across all build years of the Skoda Kodiaq. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Skoda Kodiaq built 2019 against the Skoda Kodiaq in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2019, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	4.7	5	1,281
Visibility	4.2	4.2	1,137
Brakes	3.5	3.3	940
Suspension	3	1.4	803
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1.2	1	335

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 27,022 (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 2019 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Skoda Kodiaq, 2019 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2018: index 98.4. 2020: index 113.0.

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 2019 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/2019/

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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