Car statistics
Skoda Octavia RS statistics
How many Skoda Octavia RS cars are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the RS compares with other versions of the Skoda Octavia. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Skoda Octavia.
- Licensed in Great Britain 562 −17.6% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 835 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 30.3% Other Skoda Octavia versions 16.2%
- Peak year 2006 4,791 licensed
- Share of Skoda Octavias 0.6% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 59.8% of those still registered are SORN
How many Skoda Octavia RS cars are left in Great Britain?
There were 562 Skoda Octavia RS cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 835 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 88.3% lower than its peak of 4,791 in 2006. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 59.8% of those still registered are off the road.
Skoda Octavia RS cars licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 503 | – |
| 2002 | 1,993 | – |
| 2003 | 3,219 | – |
| 2004 | 4,123 | – |
| 2005 | 4,785 | – |
| 2006 | 4,791 | – |
| 2007 | 4,761 | 52 |
| 2008 | 4,661 | 77 |
| 2009 | 4,602 | 87 |
| 2010 | 4,424 | 127 |
| 2011 | 4,238 | 151 |
| 2012 | 4,036 | 158 |
| 2013 | 3,791 | 194 |
| 2014 | 3,424 | 218 |
| 2015 | 3,075 | 285 |
| 2016 | 2,757 | 396 |
| 2017 | 2,316 | 508 |
| 2018 | 1,924 | 609 |
| 2019 | 1,622 | 687 |
| 2020 | 1,385 | 732 |
| 2021 | 1,194 | 777 |
| 2022 | 1,050 | 808 |
| 2023 | 902 | 841 |
| 2024 | 742 | 806 |
| 2025 | 609 | 832 |
| 2026 | 562 | 835 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Skoda Octavia RS cars have survived?
30.3% of the Skoda Octavia RS cars first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Skoda Octavia first registered in the same years, the figure is 16.2%, so Skoda Octavia RS cars are 1.9 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 8 other versions of the Skoda Octavia first registered in the same years.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Skoda Octavia RS | 30.3% |
| Other Skoda Octavia versions of the same age | 16.2% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Skoda Octavia RS registrations over time
Registrations of Skoda Octavia RS cars for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 1,529 in 2002. In 2025, 0 were registered.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 108 |
| ’02 | 1,529 |
| ’03 | 1,289 |
| ’04 | 908 |
| ’05 | 708 |
| ’06 | 35 |
| ’07 | 11 |
| ’08 | 8 |
| ’09 | 1 |
| ’10 | 12 |
| ’11 | 1 |
| ’12 | 1 |
| ’13 | 0 |
| ’14 | 0 |
| ’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 Octavia RS engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 618 Skoda Octavia RS cars licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 99.7% have an engine of 1,701cc to 1,800cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,701cc to 1,800cc 616 licensed | 99.7% |
| Other sizes 2 licensed | 0.3% |
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 Octavia page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Skoda Octavia MOT reliability
In 2025, 75.7% of Skoda Octavia MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 73.5% of the time, so the Skoda Octavia does better than average for its age, by 2.2 points.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Skoda Octavias tested, the RS among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Skoda Octavia page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Skoda Octavia vs all cars
Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.
| Vehicle age | Skoda Octavia | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 89.0% | 89.5% |
| 4–5 years | 87.2% | 87.6% |
| 6–7 years | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| 8–10 years | 80.1% | 75.7% |
| 11–14 years | 69.7% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 58.9% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 58.0% | 61.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Most common MOT failure categories
Suspension is the most common reason a Skoda Octavia fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Suspension | 36.9% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 33.3% |
| Tyres | 25.5% |
| Brakes | 21.6% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 11.7% |
| Visibility | 9.3% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Other versions of the Skoda Octavia
Versions of the Skoda Octavia with their own page. The Skoda Octavia page covers all 210,352 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skoda Octavia RS | 562 | 835 | 30.3% |
| Skoda Octavia L&K | 898 | 187 | 54.5% |
| Skoda Octavia Laur & Klem | 794 | 242 | 41.1% |
| Skoda Octavia Blackline VRS | 391 | 22 | 82.4% |
| Skoda Octavia Elegance T 4x4 | 68 | 206 | 20.0% |
| Skoda Octavia Black-L VRS | 184 | 10 | 82.6% |
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 1,397 Skoda Octavia RS 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 | 200,001 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 “OCTAVIA RS”. 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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