2017 Skoda Superb 1.6L Diesel · GD17 JKX

The Skoda Superb presents a clean roadworthiness record with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 6 November 2025 at 204,700 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, following an anomalous failure on the same date with no defects listed, which suggests an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical fault. Prior tests on 31 October 2024 at 202,192 miles and 31 October 2023 at 195,774 miles also passed with no advisories, indicating the vehicle has avoided recurring mechanical or structural issues across its recent inspection history. At roughly nine years old the car shows 204,700 recorded miles, an average of about 22,744 miles per year, which is high for a 2017 executive estate and points to sustained motorway or fleet-style use. The jump from 158,347 miles at the 28 October 2022 test to 195,774 miles by October 2023 reveals around 37,400 miles covered in that single year, well above the longer-term average and the heaviest accumulation in the record. From 2023 to 2025 the annual increase settled back to roughly 4,500 miles per year, so the high total is front-loaded rather than showing late-life neglect. Given the absence of any flagged advisories across five consecutive tests, the MOT data alone shows no evidence of worn suspension bushes, corroded structure, failing brake discs, or exhaust emissions faults. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of the timing belt and water pump interval, given the 204,700-mile total, and verify the condition of coil springs, calipers, and underbody corrosion that a visual test may not capture. The same-day fail and pass in November 2025 warrants a check of the DVSA refusal reason to confirm no suppressed defect.