Does the Skoda Yeti fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Skoda Yeti records 5.44 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.19 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.75, 95% interval −4.84 to −4.65). It ranks 518 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Skoda Yeti by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Skoda Yeti is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 4,595 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 4,595 | 1.01 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 3,002 | 0.66 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 2,961 | 0.65 |
| A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 2,426 | 0.54 |
| Reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface | 1,609 | 0.36 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 453,061 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Skoda Yeti gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
17.1% of Skoda Yeti MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,413 miles later (1,051 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,051 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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