MOT comparison

Skoda Superb Mk2 vs Volkswagen Passat B7

How the Skoda Superb Mk2 (2008–2015) and the Volkswagen Passat B7 (2010–2014) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Skoda Superb Mk2

300,277

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2015

Passes more often in 8 of 17 mileage bands

Volkswagen Passat B7

805,898

MOT tests compared · built 2010–2014

Passes more often in 1 of 17 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Skoda Superb Mk2 Volkswagen Passat B7

Under 10,000 miles 95.6% vs 90.8%

1,709 and 1,670 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 92.1% vs 89.7%

6,489 and 9,154 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 89.5% vs 87.7%

14,901 and 25,254 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 87.2% vs 85.7%

20,135 and 40,897 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 84.9% vs 83.8%

22,793 and 50,603 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 82.3% vs 81.4%

23,501 and 57,357 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 79.3% vs 79.6%

23,460 and 61,136 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 76.7% vs 77.6%

22,983 and 64,413 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 75.4% vs 75.7%

21,560 and 64,331 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 73.4% vs 73.6%

20,125 and 62,596 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 71.4% vs 70.8%

41,581 and 135,916 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 69.3% vs 68.4%

29,278 and 99,760 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 67.4% vs 66.7%

19,345 and 62,252 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 68.1% vs 65.7%

12,231 and 34,400 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 67.2% vs 65.9%

12,618 and 26,044 MOTs

250,000–300,000 miles 67.0% vs 65.9%

5,353 and 7,581 MOTs

300,000–350,000 miles 64.0% vs 66.4%

2,215 and 2,534 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 Superb Mk2 fails more often on

Nothing that stands out consistently against the Volkswagen Passat B7.

Volkswagen Passat B7 fails more often on

Supplementary restraint system (SRS)

Fails about twice as often as the Skoda Superb Mk2: 1.6% of MOTs against 0.69%.

In 10 of 17 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights
ABS

Fails about 3 times as often as the Skoda Superb Mk2: 1.0% of MOTs against 0.41%.

In 10 of 17 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

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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.