Honda Civic vs Skoda Octavia
The Skoda Octavia has the better MOT record of the two — 16.7% fail rate versus 20.8% for the Honda Civic across comparable years. The biggest single difference is lighting & signalling, where the Civic records failures noticeably more often.
20.8%
Civic fail rate
16.7%
Octavia fail rate
4.09pp
Difference
Side by side
| Metric | Honda Civic | Skoda Octavia |
|---|---|---|
| MOT tests analysed | 1,795,430 | 1,198,834 |
| Pass rate | 79.2% | 83.3% |
| Fail rate | 20.8% | 16.7% |
Where they differ
| Category | Civic | Octavia |
|---|---|---|
| Lighting & signalling | 14.4% | 7.3% |
| Visibility | 4.5% | 0.0% |
| Emissions & environmental | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Brakes | 6.7% | 4.5% |
| Suspension | 8.9% | 7.2% |
| Tyres | 5.3% | 5.3% |
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.