Ford Focus vs Skoda Octavia
The Skoda Octavia has the better MOT record of the two — 16.7% fail rate versus 20.6% for the Ford Focus across comparable years. The biggest single difference is lighting & signalling, where the Focus records failures noticeably more often.
20.6%
Focus fail rate
16.7%
Octavia fail rate
3.9pp
Difference
Side by side
| Metric | Ford Focus | Skoda Octavia |
|---|---|---|
| MOT tests analysed | 6,079,104 | 1,198,834 |
| Pass rate | 79.4% | 83.3% |
| Fail rate | 20.6% | 16.7% |
Where they differ
| Category | Focus | Octavia |
|---|---|---|
| Lighting & signalling | 12.5% | 7.3% |
| Visibility | 3.6% | 0.0% |
| Emissions & environmental | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Suspension | 9.1% | 7.2% |
| Tyres | 6.3% | 5.3% |
| Brakes | 4.5% | 4.5% |
Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.