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BR59 MAZ

2012 Skoda Octavia

Grey Diesel 2993cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires24 Aug 2027
Tests40 (32 pass, 8 fail)
Pass rate80%

Mileage

103,032 mi
Last recorded103,032 miles
Recorded on29 Jul 2026
Typical for 2012 Skoda Octavia86,077 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationBR59 MAZ
MakeSkoda
ModelOctavia
Year2012
ColourGrey
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,993cc

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MOT History

32 pass 8 fail
Pass 29 Jul 2026 103,032 miles

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 19 Jan 2026 146,256 miles
Pass 25 Aug 2025 99,386 miles
Pass 23 Jun 2025 105,621 miles

Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

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

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both rear (1.1.11 (c))

exhaust noisy

Fail 17 Jun 2025 105,620 miles

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt clip (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt clip (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Central Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

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

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

Nearside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge inner edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both rear (1.1.11 (c))

exhaust noisy

Pass 11 Oct 2024 93,684 miles

Nearside Front suspension arm bush split and separated

Offside Front suspension arm bush slightly separating

Offside Rear brake disc inner face excessively corroded, rear imbalance

body damage

both rear tyres inner worn and tread distorted 225/40R18

error, bend lighting warning

sub-frames and components corroded- badly

Pass 6 Jun 2024 82,666 miles

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both rear (1.1.11 (c))

Fail 5 Jun 2024 82,663 miles

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt clip (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both rear (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 22 Mar 2024 142,050 miles

Front Lower Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions

Rear Lower Oil leak, but not excessive diff (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 6 Oct 2023 86,666 miles

some component corrosion

Pass 23 Jun 2023 66,754 miles
Fail 22 Jun 2023 66,754 miles

Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt outer cv boot (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Pass 31 Mar 2023 130,246 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 22 Feb 2023 58,822 miles
Pass 13 Oct 2022 78,371 miles

Nearside Front Inner Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Offside Front Inner Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Pass 29 Mar 2022 113,551 miles

Both front tyres starting to ware on inner sholders

Offside Rear Nail in tyre inner sholder

Rear Oil leak, but not excessive diff damp (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 6 Oct 2021 71,558 miles

Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both front arms (5.3.4 (a) (i))

both rear tyres inner treads distorting 225 40 18

general component corrosion

Pass 19 Mar 2021 96,935 miles

Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn smooth,inner sholder (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Front Windscreen washer system leaking

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn smooth,inner sholder (5.2.3 (e))

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

Fail 19 Mar 2021 96,935 miles

Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn smooth,inner sholder (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Front Windscreen washer system leaking

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn smooth,inner sholder (5.2.3 (e))

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

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

Pass 16 Feb 2021 58,288 miles
Fail 16 Feb 2021 58,288 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Pass 29 Sep 2020 63,508 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush starting to perish (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Nail in tyre

Offside Rear sill damaged and corroding

Pass 19 Mar 2020 86,046 miles
Pass 11 Feb 2020 47,591 miles
Pass 23 Sep 2019 55,957 miles

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 20 Mar 2019 37,815 miles

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

factory covers and trays fitted

Fail 19 Mar 2019 37,815 miles

Nearside Rear Brake cable damaged corroded (1.1.15 (a))

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

factory covers and trays fitted

Pass 12 Oct 2018 47,593 miles
Pass 12 Mar 2018 62,880 miles
Pass 27 Feb 2018 30,581 miles

factory covers and undertrays fitted

Fail 27 Feb 2018 30,581 miles

Nearside Side repeater not working (1.4.A.2c)

factory covers and undertrays fitted

Pass 10 Oct 2017 40,131 miles
Pass 27 Mar 2017 53,776 miles
Pass 15 Mar 2017 25,923 miles

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

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

engine covers and undertrays fitted

Pass 13 Oct 2016 32,704 miles
Pass 19 Aug 2016 31,777 miles
Pass 24 Mar 2016 43,578 miles
Pass 23 Mar 2016 22,230 miles

engine covers and undertrays fitted obscuring some components

Pass 13 Mar 2015 33,839 miles
Fail 10 Mar 2015 33,839 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)

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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BR59 MAZ is a 2012 Skoda Octavia in Grey with a 2,993cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 40 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 80%.

Across all 2012 Skoda Octavia models, the average MOT pass rate is 79.1% with a typical mileage of 86,077 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

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 BR59 MAZ, 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 14 years old, this Skoda Octavia is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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BR59 MAZ is a 2012 Skoda Octavia, first registered on 29 March 2012.

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