Skoda Superb 2005: MOT failure rate for its age

44.0% of 1,681 MOT tests of the Skoda Superb first registered in 2005 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.4 (95% CI 97.8–113.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2005 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Skoda Superb built in 2005 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	44.0	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1681
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.8–113.0)	105.4	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1681
Rank among this model's 17 build years	14	of 17	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1681
Tested in 2024	163	tests	median 145,907 miles	2024	163

Built 2005 against Skoda Superb normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 14: 45.8% vs 41.9%; age 15: 44.6% vs 41.6%; age 16: 40.2% vs 41.7%; age 17: 33.1% vs n/a%; age 18: 36.9% vs n/a%; age 19: 44.2% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2005 Skoda Superb by registration · All Skoda Superb 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 2005 Skoda Superb fail at each age?

Cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19 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 Superb built 2005: 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)
14	732	45.8	42.2–49.4	41.9	109.2
15	536	44.6	40.4–48.8	41.6	107.2
16	413 (rough estimate)	40.2	35.6–45	41.7	96.4
17	302 (rough estimate)	33.1	28–38.6	not available	not available
18	236 (rough estimate)	36.9	31–43.2	not available	not available
19	163 (rough estimate)	44.2	36.8–51.8	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,382 (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 2005 Skoda Superb?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2005 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 47 items per 100 first tests, against 8.2 across all build years of the Skoda Superb. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Skoda Superb built 2005 against the Skoda Superb in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2005, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	47	8.2	1,119
Body, chassis, structure	27.6	2.1	657
Suspension	20.7	9.6	493
Brakes	19.8	5.1	472
Tyres	11.3	9.9	270

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,382 (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 2005 compare with the years around it?

Among the 17 published build years of the Skoda Superb, 2005 ranks 14 (1 = fails least for its age). 2004: index 96.9. 2006: index 106.3.

Skoda Superb build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2004	96.9	87.4–106.4	no different (rough estimate)	939
2005	105.4	97.8–113.0	no different (rough estimate)	1,681
2006	106.3	98.4–114.3	no different (rough estimate)	1,637
2007	104.8	97.3–112.3	no different (rough estimate)	1,857
2008	99.7	93.6–105.7	no different (rough estimate)	2,804
2009	101.5	97.6–105.5	no different	7,096
2010	104.0	100.9–107.1	worse	12,565
2011	103.1	100.4–105.7	worse	18,589
2012	103.3	100.9–105.7	worse	25,795
2013	102.7	100.1–105.3	worse	23,877
2014	101.3	98.8–103.7	no different	29,299
2015	104.3	101.6–106.9	worse	29,483
2016	91.8	89.8–93.8	better	52,284
2017	92.0	89.8–94.1	better	49,883
2018	102.4	99.5–105.4	no different	31,038
2019	110.8	106.9–114.6	worse	20,922
2020	113.3	107.5–119.1	worse	9,971

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 319,720 (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 Superb 2005 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-superb/2005/

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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