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Skoda Fabia VRS PD statistics

How many Skoda Fabia VRS PDs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the VRS PD compares with other versions of the Skoda Fabia. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Skoda Fabia.

A version of the Skoda Fabia. Recorded by DVLA as “FABIA VRS TDI PD 130”.

Last updated
Records analysed
3,398 Skoda Fabia VRS PD records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 1,915 −14.4% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 1,483 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 49.3% Other Skoda Fabia versions 28.7%
  • Peak year 2008 6,685 licensed
  • Share of Skoda Fabias 1.3% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 43.6% of those still registered are SORN

How many Skoda Fabia VRS PDs are left in Great Britain?

There were 1,915 Skoda Fabia VRS PDs licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 1,483 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 71.4% lower than its peak of 6,685 in 2008.

Skoda Fabia VRS PDs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Skoda Fabia VRS PDs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2004 763–
2005 3,567–
2006 5,890–
2007 6,62656
2008 6,68524
2009 6,65339
2010 6,60745
2011 6,54869
2012 6,48568
2013 6,41683
2014 6,188102
2015 5,975173
2016 5,718296
2017 5,346402
2018 4,925553
2019 4,425704
2020 3,982820
2021 3,549963
2022 3,2081,059
2023 2,8071,187
2024 2,4311,301
2025 2,0781,424
2026 1,9151,483

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Skoda Fabia VRS PDs have survived?

49.3% of the Skoda Fabia VRS PDs first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Skoda Fabia first registered in the same years, the figure is 28.7%, so Skoda Fabia VRS PDs are 1.7 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 10 other versions of the Skoda Fabia first registered in the same years.

Share of Skoda Fabia VRS PDs still registered compared with other Skoda Fabia versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Skoda Fabia VRS PD 49.3%
Other Skoda Fabia versions of the same age 28.7%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Skoda Fabia VRS PD registrations over time

Registrations of Skoda Fabia VRS PDs for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 2,868 in 2005. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Skoda Fabia VRS PDs registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’04 761
’05 2,868
’06 2,539
’07 716
’08 2
’09 3
’10 0
’11 0
’12 1
’13 1
’14 3
’15 0
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Skoda Fabia VRS PD engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 2,120 Skoda Fabia VRS PDs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 1,801cc to 1,900cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Skoda Fabia VRS PDs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
1,801cc to 1,900cc 2,119 licensed 100.0%
Other sizes 1 licensed 0.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Skoda Fabia page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Skoda Fabia VRS PD fuel economy and CO2

The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Skoda Fabia VRS PD from 2007 to 2008. On the NEDC test (listings 2007 to 2008), official combined fuel economy for its diesel versions ranges from 53.3 mpg, with CO2 of 140 g/km.

Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2007 to 2008
Engine and fuel Combined mpg CO2 g/km Listed Euro standard Versions
1.9 diesel 53.3 140 2007–2008 Euro 4 2

Source:VCA July 2000 to 15 September 2026 Updated

  • Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
  • These are the VCA listings we could match to the Skoda Fabia VRS PD by name. The Skoda Fabia page covers every version.
  • Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was listed. Matched from VCA’s model names “Fabia Hatchback”, “Fabia Hatchback (from NOV 06 Wk 45>)”. How we use VCA’s figures.

Skoda Fabia MOT reliability

In 2025, 70.6% of Skoda Fabia MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 71.1% of the time, so the Skoda Fabia does about as well as average for its age.

DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Skoda Fabias tested, the VRS PD among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Skoda Fabia page.

MOT first-time pass rate by age: Skoda Fabia vs all cars

Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.

MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Skoda Fabia compared with all cars
Vehicle age Skoda FabiaAll cars
3 years 90.8%89.5%
4–5 years 85.1%87.6%
6–7 years 80.5%83.0%
8–10 years 75.5%75.7%
11–14 years 69.2%65.5%
15–19 years 56.0%58.0%
20+ years 53.3%61.0%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failure categories

Suspension is the most common reason a Skoda Fabia fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.

Share of failed Skoda Fabia MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Defect category Share of failed tests
Suspension 35.2%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 34.4%
Brakes 26.1%
Tyres 21.4%
Body, chassis, structure 15.1%
Visibility 13.5%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 3,398 Skoda Fabia VRS PD records (licensed and SORN) 2 October 2026
MOT results (whole model) Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 228,848 MOT tests 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 – 2 October 2026
  • Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
  • Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “FABIA VRS TDI PD 130”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
  • Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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