Used car guide
2003 Skoda Octavia: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Petrol
61% pass first time (all 2003 cars: 57%)
Stands out: engine warning light 2.3×, exhaust emissions (catalyst) 1.9×, front strut mounts and bushes 2.6×
1,531 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
55% pass first time (all 2003 cars: 57%)
Stands out: suspension arm bushes and joints 1.9×, coil springs 1.7×, track rod ends 2.1×
2,693 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
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Other years
Every year of the Skoda Octavia compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2025 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2024 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2023 | 1,196 | Tyres 14% |
| 2022 | 7,025 | Tyres 24% |
| 2021 | 19,820 | Tyres 24% |
| 2020 | 35,858 | Tyres 26% |
| 2019 | 58,872 | Tyres 26% |
| 2018 | 49,251 | Tyres 26% |
| 2017 | 54,586 | Tyres 27% |
| 2016 | 60,737 | Tyres 28% |
| 2015 | 56,604 | Tyres 29% |
| 2014 | 49,992 | Tyres 30% |
| 2013 | 32,184 | Suspension 33% |
| 2012 | 31,935 | Suspension 42% |
| 2011 | 32,898 | Suspension 47% |
| 2010 | 27,138 | Suspension 50% |
| 2009 | 19,616 | Suspension 50% |
| 2008 | 16,330 | Suspension 54% |
| 2007 | 17,167 | Suspension 55% |
| 2006 | 14,403 | Suspension 53% |
| 2005 | 8,721 | Suspension 55% |
| 2004 | 5,461 | Suspension 52% |
| 2002 | 2,836 | Suspension 52% |
| 2001 | 1,788 | Suspension 51% |
| 2000 | 572 | Brakes 53% |
| 1999 | 196 | Suspension 51% |
| 1998 | – | Too few tests |