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AF58 ZMO

2008 Skoda Octavia

Silver Diesel 1896cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires21 Aug 2027
Tests22 (16 pass, 6 fail)
Pass rate72.7%

Mileage

164,141 mi
Last recorded164,141 miles
Recorded on6 Aug 2026
Typical for 2008 Skoda Octavia100,396 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationAF58 ZMO
MakeSkoda
ModelOctavia
Year2008
ColourSilver
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,896cc
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MOT History

16 pass 6 fail
Pass 6 Aug 2026 164,141 miles

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive back of engine. (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 5 Aug 2025 160,424 miles

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Pass 19 Aug 2024 157,020 miles

Front Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (1.2.1 (b) (i))

Pass 18 Aug 2023 152,681 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement stabilizer arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Fail 14 Aug 2023 152,651 miles

Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn stabilizer arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement stabilizer arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Pass 10 Aug 2022 148,030 miles

Nearside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing inner side wall (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage damaged but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Direction indicator with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning side repeter (4.4.1 (a) (i))

Offside Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing inner side wall (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Seat belt buckle slightly damaged (7.1.2 (d))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 10 Aug 2021 143,496 miles

Nearside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bottom arm back bush slightly torn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage damaged but not seriously weakened drop link bent (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bottom support arm inner bush badly perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bottom arm back bush slightly torn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Seat belt buckle slightly damaged plastic casing damaged (7.1.2 (d))

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bottom support arm inner bush badly perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside side repeater only 50% working

Oil leak, but not excessive rear of engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fail 10 Aug 2021 143,496 miles

Nearside Front All direction indicators incorrect colour emitting white light (4.4.3 (a))

Nearside Rear All direction indicators incorrect colour emitting white light (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Front All direction indicators incorrect colour emitting white light (4.4.3 (a))

Nearside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bottom arm back bush slightly torn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage damaged but not seriously weakened drop link bent (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bottom support arm inner bush badly perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bottom arm back bush slightly torn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Seat belt buckle slightly damaged plastic casing damaged (7.1.2 (d))

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement bottom support arm inner bush badly perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside side repeater only 50% working

Oil leak, but not excessive rear of engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 18 Aug 2020 138,129 miles

Nearside Rear bump stop worn

Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Offside Rear bump stop worn

Pass 6 Aug 2019 129,198 miles

Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Nearside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Fail 2 Aug 2019 129,062 miles

Nearside Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Nearside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively (1.2.1 (e))

Pass 7 Aug 2018 122,578 miles

Nearside Front Inner Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing SIDEWALL 195/65/15 (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 195/65/15 PLUS OVER MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED SAFE USE DATE (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 195/65/15 PLUS OVER MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED SAFE USE DATE (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 9 Aug 2017 117,931 miles

Shock absorber has a light misting of oil Nearside front and offside front. (2.7.3)

Pass 9 Aug 2016 111,961 miles

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage slightly distorted (2.4.G.1)

Pass 7 Aug 2015 107,935 miles
Fail 6 Aug 2015 107,917 miles

Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke (7.4.B.3a)

Pass 14 Aug 2014 103,759 miles
Pass 22 Aug 2013 98,728 miles

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Fail 22 Aug 2013 98,728 miles

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 2 Aug 2012 96,542 miles
Pass 16 Aug 2011 69,673 miles
Fail 9 Aug 2011 68,853 miles

Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)

Windscreen has damage to the swept area in excess of a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

n/s/r tyre has a nail in tread

How Reliable is the Skoda Octavia?

Based on 3,816,734 MOT tests across 338,116 vehicles.

77.7%
Pass Rate
8,620
Miles/Year
28
Year Lifespan
338,116
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 81,688
Registration plate lamp not working 38,058
position lamp(s) not working 31,953
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 31,729
Direction indicator incorrect colour 28,575
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AF58 ZMO is a 2008 Skoda Octavia in Silver with a 1,896cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 22 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 72.7%.

Across all 2008 Skoda Octavia models, the average MOT pass rate is 74.9% with a typical mileage of 100,396 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Skoda Octavia fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 81,688 recorded failures. If you're considering buying AF58 ZMO, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Skoda Octavia typically stays on UK roads for around 28 years. At 18 years old, this Skoda Octavia is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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AF58 ZMO is a 2008 Skoda Octavia, first registered on 8 September 2008.

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