Skoda Rapid 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

12.0% of 1,479 MOT tests of the Skoda Rapid 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 78.4 (95% CI 66.8–89.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2019 Skoda Rapid fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Skoda Rapid built in 2019 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	12.0	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1479
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 66.8–89.9)	78.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1479
Rank among this model's 8 build years	1	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1479
Tested in 2024	486	tests	median 40,179 miles	2024	486

Built 2019 against Skoda Rapid normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 11.9% vs 12.3%; age 4: 11.7% vs 16.4%; age 5: 12.6% vs 17.4%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2019 Skoda Rapid by registration · All Skoda Rapid 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 Rapid 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 Rapid 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	497 (rough estimate)	11.9	9.3–15	12.3	96.4
4	496 (rough estimate)	11.7	9.2–14.8	16.4	71.2
5	486 (rough estimate)	12.6	9.9–15.8	17.4	72.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,479 (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 Rapid?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2019 is tyres: 7.4 items per 100 first tests, against 9.2 across all build years of the Skoda Rapid. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Skoda Rapid built 2019 against the Skoda Rapid in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2019, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	7.4	9.2	114
Visibility	4.9	5.3	76
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	2.3	6.5	36
Suspension	2.2	8.6	34
Brakes	2.1	5.9	33

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,540 (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 8 published build years of the Skoda Rapid, 2019 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2018: index 101.5.

Skoda Rapid build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2012	115.0	101.8–128.3	worse (rough estimate)	936
2013	101.4	98.6–104.2	no different	19,816
2014	96.9	94.7–99.1	better	33,534
2015	100.2	97.2–103.2	no different	19,819
2016	105.6	102.7–108.5	worse	25,502
2017	103.7	100.4–107.0	worse	21,257
2018	101.5	96.3–106.7	no different	8,657
2019	78.4	66.8–89.9	better (rough estimate)	1,479

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 131,000 (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 Rapid 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-rapid/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.

Skoda Rapid 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

How does the 2019 Skoda Rapid fail at each age?

What fails most on the 2019 Skoda Rapid?

How does 2019 compare with the years around it?

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