MOT comparison

Skoda Octavia Mk2 vs Ford Focus Mk2

How the Skoda Octavia Mk2 (2004–2013) and the Ford Focus Mk2 (2004–2011) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Skoda Octavia Mk2

1,513,252

MOT tests compared · built 2004–2013

Passes more often in 17 of 17 mileage bands

Ford Focus Mk2

9,004,243

MOT tests compared · built 2004–2011

Passes more often in 0 of 17 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Skoda Octavia Mk2 Ford Focus Mk2

Under 10,000 miles 92.9% vs 90.9%

7,069 and 66,723 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 92.1% vs 89.9%

32,401 and 322,871 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 89.4% vs 86.8%

71,179 and 645,338 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 86.3% vs 82.5%

97,643 and 817,774 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 82.7% vs 77.9%

107,494 and 871,984 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 79.2% vs 73.1%

112,192 and 883,929 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 76.3% vs 68.6%

112,744 and 869,408 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 73.2% vs 64.4%

111,698 and 837,313 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 70.7% vs 60.8%

108,817 and 778,187 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 67.7% vs 58.0%

103,446 and 695,066 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 64.6% vs 54.8%

222,769 and 1,251,550 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 61.2% vs 51.8%

164,104 and 615,907 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 59.4% vs 50.3%

108,168 and 235,817 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 58.3% vs 49.6%

64,289 and 76,351 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 57.7% vs 49.9%

59,690 and 30,556 MOTs

250,000–300,000 miles 57.8% vs 51.8%

21,784 and 4,345 MOTs

300,000–350,000 miles 57.3% vs 55.8%

7,765 and 1,124 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Skoda Octavia Mk2 fails more often on

Side repeater

Fails about 3 times as often as the Ford Focus Mk2: 1.8% of MOTs against 0.61%.

In 14 of 17 mileage bands
Front constant velocity joint gaiter

Fails about 4 times as often as the Ford Focus Mk2: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.46%.

In 12 of 17 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Undertrays

Fails about twice as often as the Ford Focus Mk2: 0.75% of MOTs against 0.36%.

In 12 of 17 mileage bands

Ford Focus Mk2 fails more often on

Windscreen washer

Fails about 3 times as often as the Skoda Octavia Mk2: 2.5% of MOTs against 1.0%.

In 16 of 17 mileage bands · Driver's View
Headlamp aim

Fails about 3 times as often as the Skoda Octavia Mk2: 3.1% of MOTs against 0.98%.

In 15 of 17 mileage bands · Lights & Signals

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.