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FP06 EKR

2006 Skoda Octavia

Blue Petrol 1984cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires3 May 2027
Tests29 (19 pass, 10 fail)
Pass rate65.5%

Mileage

103,239 mi
Last recorded103,239 miles
Recorded on29 Apr 2026
Typical for 2006 Skoda Octavia98,261 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationFP06 EKR
MakeSkoda
ModelOctavia
Year2006
ColourBlue
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,984cc

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MOT History

19 pass 10 fail
Pass 29 Apr 2026 103,239 miles

Exhaust mounting defective central clamp corroded (6.1.2 (a))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner faces heavily pitted / corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

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

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

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

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

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

Fail 17 Apr 2026 103,101 miles

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.1.1 (b))

Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area fractured significantly reducing structural strength outer sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Exhaust mounting defective central clamp corroded (6.1.2 (a))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened inner faces heavily pitted / corroded (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

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

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

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

Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

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

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

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

Pass 28 Apr 2025 100,344 miles

Exhaust middle sleeve deteriorated, but system still fully secure

Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Outer sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))

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

Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Outer sill (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Lower 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 4 May 2024 97,043 miles

both outer sills corroded

exhaust heat shield insecure

rear suspension components corroded

Fail 3 May 2024 97,035 miles

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

rear suspension components corroded

both outer sills corroded

exhaust heat shield insecure

Pass 25 Mar 2023 93,902 miles

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement nearside and offside (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect (5.3.2 (d))

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

Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

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

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

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing nearside and offside heavily perishing unable to see ply/cords time of test (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

nearside and offside outer sills corroded and weak borderline in places

Fail 15 Mar 2023 93,882 miles

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement nearside and offside (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect (5.3.2 (d))

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

Offside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (1.1.12 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

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

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

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing nearside and offside heavily perishing unable to see ply/cords time of test (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

nearside and offside outer sills corroded and weak borderline in places

Pass 30 Mar 2022 91,474 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rearward (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge devoid of tread on inner shoulder (5.2.3 (e))

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

Nearside sill corroding

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

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge devoid of tread on inner shoulder (5.2.3 (e))

Offside sill corroding

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

Underbody corroding where visible

Undertrays fitted not allowing full inspection

Fail 29 Mar 2022 91,466 miles

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

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rearward (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge devoid of tread on inner shoulder (5.2.3 (e))

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

Nearside sill corroding

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

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge devoid of tread on inner shoulder (5.2.3 (e))

Offside sill corroding

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

Underbody corroding where visible

Undertrays fitted not allowing full inspection

Pass 30 Mar 2021 89,491 miles
Fail 26 Mar 2021 89,472 miles

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

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

Pass 31 Mar 2020 87,870 miles
Pass 27 Mar 2019 85,665 miles

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

Offside Front slight leak of grease from cv boot but not split at the stage

Fail 16 Mar 2019 85,536 miles

Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))

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

Offside Front slight leak of grease from cv boot but not split at the stage

Pass 15 Mar 2018 82,030 miles

Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

both front tyres worn on the inner edges

Fail 9 Mar 2018 82,022 miles

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

Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.5.C.1a)

both front tyres worn on the inner edges

offside rear tyre worn on the inner edge and perished

Pass 4 Mar 2017 79,466 miles
Pass 5 Mar 2016 77,082 miles

Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

offside rear tyre has a nail in it

Fail 19 Feb 2016 77,041 miles

Nearside Side repeater excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.4.A.2e)

Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

nearside rear tyre has cuts to inner sidewall offside rear tyre perishing in tread

Pass 24 Feb 2015 74,408 miles

Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt

Pass 21 Feb 2014 71,975 miles

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Pass 12 Aug 2013 68,490 miles

Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

Nearside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

Fail 12 Aug 2013 68,490 miles

Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Nearside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

Pass 7 Sep 2012 61,443 miles

Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 5 Sep 2011 45,889 miles

both rear damper gaitors splitting slightly.

n/s/r tyre castleated.

slight play in n/s/f anti rollbar drop link.

Pass 11 Apr 2011 43,333 miles

Offside Front Seat belt stitching slightly frayed (5.2.2b)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

maximum front imbalance 19%

Pass 16 Apr 2010 34,308 miles
Fail 20 Apr 2009 25,931 miles

Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Pass 20 Apr 2009 25,931 miles

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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FP06 EKR is a 2006 Skoda Octavia in Blue with a 1,984cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 29 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 65.5%.

Across all 2006 Skoda Octavia models, the average MOT pass rate is 73.9% with a typical mileage of 98,261 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 FP06 EKR, 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 20 years old, this Skoda Octavia is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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FP06 EKR is a 2006 Skoda Octavia, first registered on 21 April 2006.

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