UK vehicle statistics / Skoda
How many Skoda cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,025,267 licensed and 52,925 SORN Skoda vehicles in the UK, across 17 published model groups. That means 1 in 20 surviving Skoda is currently off the road.
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Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Skoda fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Skoda model group: 1,025,267 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Skoda range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 25% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 52,925 are declared SORN — 1 in 20 of the 1,078,192 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Skoda MOT pass rate
In 2024, 75.7% of 676,064 Skoda MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.
The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Skoda model groups:
- Condition — 4.1% of tests. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
- Headlamp Aim — 3% of tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
- Brake Performance — 2.8% of tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
- Suspension Arms — 2.6% of tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
See every model on the Skoda MOT pass rate page.
Before you buy
- Condition — 4.1% of tests in 2024. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
- Headlamp Aim — 3% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
- Brake Performance — 2.8% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
- Suspension Arms — 2.6% of tests in 2024. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
- Check the actual Skoda — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Skoda models
The published Skoda model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- 130 — 13 licensed, 111 SORN
- 120 — 21 licensed, 115 SORN
- Favorit — 51 licensed, 365 SORN
- Felicia — 656 licensed, 2,646 SORN
- Elroq Edition — 13,761 licensed, 151 SORN
Every Skoda model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| Fabia | 248,340 | 16,653 |
| Octavia | 220,692 | 21,903 |
| Karoq | 99,593 | 471 |
| Superb | 76,720 | 4,926 |
| Kodiaq | 80,146 | 587 |
| Yeti | 73,175 | 1,426 |
| Kamiq | 57,265 | 233 |
| Citigo | 51,301 | 729 |
| Enyaq | 43,712 | 263 |
| Rapid | 21,403 | 1,121 |
| Scala | 22,207 | 189 |
| Roomster | 16,211 | 1,036 |
| Elroq Edition | 13,761 | 151 |
| Felicia | 656 | 2,646 |
| Favorit | 51 | 365 |
| 120 | 21 | 115 |
| 130 | 13 | 111 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Skoda cars are left in the UK?
1,025,267 Skoda vehicles were licensed and 52,925 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 17 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Skoda is rarest?
Of the published Skoda model groups, the 130 has the smallest surviving population at 13 licensed and 111 SORN.
Is the Skoda fleet shrinking?
1,025,267 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Skoda range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 25% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 52,925 are declared SORN — 1 in 20 of the 1,078,192 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
What is the Skoda MOT pass rate?
75.7% of 676,064 class-4 initial MOT tests on Skoda cars passed first time in 2024 — above the 71.2% UK average.
What do Skoda cars fail the MOT on?
Across published Skoda model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are condition (4.1% of tests), headlamp aim (3% of tests), brake performance (2.8% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.
Does a Skoda population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.
Source and limitations
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.
Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.