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KU04 XLK

2004 Skoda Fabia

Silver Diesel 1422cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires12 Jul 2026
Tests28 (19 pass, 9 fail)
Pass rate67.9%

Mileage

128,759 mi
Last recorded128,759 miles
Recorded on18 Jun 2025
Typical for 2004 Skoda Fabia70,536 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationKU04 XLK
MakeSkoda
ModelFabia
Year2004
ColourSilver
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine1,422cc

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MOT History

19 pass 9 fail
Pass 18 Jun 2025 128,759 miles
Fail 17 Jun 2025 128,759 miles

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

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 9 Jul 2024 127,257 miles

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

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

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rerar bush just starting to deteriate (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 10 Jul 2023 125,880 miles

General under-body and suspension corrosion

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 6 Jul 2022 124,265 miles

General under-body corrosion including suspension components.

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

Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

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

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

Pass 5 Jul 2021 122,957 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Under-tray(s) fitted obscuring view of some testable items.

Pass 13 Jul 2020 121,680 miles

Exhaust system back box severely corroded.

General under-body corrosion.

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

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

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Under-tray(s) fitted obscuring view of some testable items.

Pass 21 Jun 2019 119,315 miles

Exhaust tailpipes corroded

Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Offside Front back plate detached and fouling wheel

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

engine covers and undertrays obscuring some testable items

park brake lever has reduced amount of reserve travel

Fail 19 Jun 2019 119,314 miles

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

Exhaust tailpipes corroded

Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Nearside track rod end dust cover deteriorated

Nearside windscreen washer jet providing reduced amount of fluid

Offside Front Outer c.v. gaiter shows signs of leakage

Offside Front back plate detached and fouling wheel

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

engine covers and undertrays obscuring some testable items

park brake lever has reduced amount of reserve travel

play in offside front lower arm rear bush

Pass 25 Jun 2018 116,407 miles

corrosion to exhaust tail pipes

front and rear number plates deteriating

front tyres wearing on inner edges devoid of tread

rear shockabsorbers dust covers loose

some play in n/s/f lower ball joint

under trays fitted obscuring some testable items

wiper blades smearing screen

Pass 30 Jun 2017 113,547 miles

corrosion to exhaust tail pipes

front and rear number plates deteriating

rear shock absorbers dust covers loose

under trays fitted obscuring some testable items

Fail 28 Jun 2017 113,547 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)

Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)

corrosion to exhaust tail pipes

front and rear number plates deteriating

rear shock absorbers dust covers loose

under trays fitted obscuring some testable items

Pass 6 Jul 2016 106,623 miles

front suspension lower arms rear bushes deteriating

o/s/f tyre wearing on inner edge

rear number plate deteriating

rear shock absorbers dust covers loose

under trays fitted obscuring some testable items

Fail 6 Jul 2016 106,623 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)

Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect (1.8.A.1b)

front suspension lower arms rear bushes deteriating

o/s/f tyre wearing on inner edge

rear number plate deteriating

rear shock absorbers dust covers loose

under trays fitted obscuring some testable items

wiper blades smearing screen n/s split

Pass 8 Jul 2015 99,919 miles

Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components

front suspension lower arms rear bushes deteriating

headlap lenses deteriating starting to affect beam image

n/s/r shockabsorber dust cover loose

rear number plate deteriating

slight binding to o/s/r wheel when rotated

some corosion to o/s/r suspension coil spring

wiper blades smearing screen

Pass 1 Jul 2014 93,644 miles

Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (1.7.5a)

Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output (1.7.5a)

Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

Pass 3 Jul 2013 88,343 miles

both rear bump stops perished

rear exhaust corroded

rear number plate detierating

slight front brake judder

Fail 3 Jul 2013 88,343 miles

Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

both rear bump stops perished

rear exhaust corroded

rear number plate detierating

slight front brake judder

Fail 10 Jul 2012 82,558 miles

Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

both front brakes judder slightly on rollers

both front tyres worn low on edges

chips in windscreen

front wiper blades smear and split

handbrake travel high

nearside rear brakes slightly binding

rear exhaust box corroded

rear number plate poor condition

Pass 10 Jul 2012 82,558 miles

both front brakes judder slightly on rollers

both front tyres worn low on edges

chips in windscreen

front wiper blades smear and split

handbrake travel high

nearside rear brakes slightly binding

rear exhaust box corroded

rear number plate poor condition

Fail 6 Jul 2011 74,310 miles

Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

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

o/s/r tyre perishing

Pass 6 Jul 2011 74,310 miles

Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)

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

o/s/r tyre perishing

Pass 9 Jul 2010 65,327 miles

handbrake lever has lomg travel

o/s/r tyre perishing

Fail 9 Jul 2010 65,327 miles

Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)

Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)

handbrake lever has lomg travel

o/s/r tyre perishing

Pass 4 Jul 2009 55,563 miles

handbrake has long travel

o/s/r tyre perished

rear exh box caseing rusting

rear indicators poor in colour

Fail 3 Jul 2009 55,563 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

front wipers split

handbrake has long travel

n/s/f tyre on 2.5mm

o/s/f tyre on 3mm

o/s/r tyre perished

rear exh box caseing rusting

rear indicators poor in colour

Pass 5 Jul 2008 44,394 miles

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

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

n/s/r tyre quite badly perished around punture repair

o/s/r tyre perished

tyres 185/60/14 t continental

Pass 7 Jul 2007 32,433 miles

How Reliable is the Skoda Fabia?

Based on 4,863,673 MOT tests across 365,048 vehicles.

76.0%
Pass Rate
5,664
Miles/Year
26
Year Lifespan
365,048
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 104,456
Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement 68,301
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 61,646
Stop lamp not working 51,458
position lamp(s) not working 39,215
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KU04 XLK is a 2004 Skoda Fabia in Silver with a 1,422cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 28 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 67.9%.

Across all 2004 Skoda Fabia models, the average MOT pass rate is 71.8% with a typical mileage of 70,536 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 Fabia fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 104,456 recorded failures. If you're considering buying KU04 XLK, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Skoda Fabia typically stays on UK roads for around 26 years. At 22 years old, this Skoda Fabia is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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KU04 XLK is a 2004 Skoda Fabia, first registered on 13 July 2004.

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