2006 Skoda Roomster 1.9L Diesel · KY56 WPE
2006 Skoda Roomster (1.9L, diesel). First registered 07 Sept 2006. Recorded mileage 186,139 miles. MOT expired on 01 Aug 2026.
- Make & Model
- SKODA ROOMSTER
- Year / Origin
- 2006 · Northampton
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 01 Aug 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 186,139 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 1.9L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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KY56 WPE Key Findings
- 4 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 25/07/2025
- 186,139 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
KY56 WPE MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
4 MOT tests are recorded for this 2006 Skoda Roomster (KY56 WPE) between July 2022 and July 2025.
The record contains 4 passes and 0 failures.
No failures or advisories appear anywhere in the recorded tests, so the documented MOT record is relatively clean.
KY56 WPE Mileage History
- 14/07/2022159,292 mi
- 25/07/2023168,484 mi+9,192 mi
- 24/07/2024176,847 mi+8,363 mi
- 25/07/2025186,139 mi+9,292 mi
Average of roughly 8,857 miles per year across 4 recorded odometer readings.
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Known faults for Skoda Skoda Roomster
Our database tracks 3 specific mechanical faults and recurring failure patterns identified across UK MOT testing stations for this generation.
MOT Roadworthiness: Average
This rating reflects historical MOT pass rates and recurring advisory wear patterns from official DVSA test logs. Note that roadworthiness does not verify outstanding finance, insurance write-offs, or stolen records.
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Common Problems: SKODA ROOMSTER
Known issues reported by owners and MOT testers.
- Front suspension clunks, worn bushes and spring failures(Moderate)
The Roomster shares the Fabia/Polo PQ34 front axle, and UK potholes and grit take it hard. Fault File's measured MOT record shows bushes and ball joints recorded on 18.5 per cent of tests at 10-15 years old against a 9.0 per cent class average, with owners tracing clonks to drop links, lower-arm bushes and top mounts from around 60,000 miles; Get Car Wise's MOT analysis adds premature front coil spring failure - fractures from the lower coils where corrosion starts - at rates many times the fleet average, documented from as low as 20,000 miles.
- Seizing brake calipers and binding flagged at MOT(Moderate)
Roomsters turn up at the test bench with brakes dragging: Fault File's MOT data records binding brakes on 3.4 per cent of 10-15-year-old tests against a 1.4 per cent class average, and Get Car Wise measures caliper-seizure failures at up to 10.4 times the fleet average across all engine variants, worsening with age and mileage. The usual story is a slide pin or piston corrosion on cars that do short school runs and never get the brakes hot enough to boil off moisture. A seized caliper cooks the disc, drags fuel economy and is an instant MOT fail.
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- Front suspension clunks, worn bushes and spring failuresModerate
The Roomster shares the Fabia/Polo PQ34 front axle, and UK potholes and grit take it hard. Fault File's measured MOT record shows bushes and ball joints recorded on 18.5 per cent of tests at 10-15 years old against a 9.0 per cent class average, with owners tracing clonks to drop links, lower-arm bushes and top mounts from around 60,000 miles; Get Car Wise's MOT analysis adds premature front coil spring failure - fractures from the lower coils where corrosion starts - at rates many times the fleet average, documented from as low as 20,000 miles.
- Seizing brake calipers and binding flagged at MOTModerate
Roomsters turn up at the test bench with brakes dragging: Fault File's MOT data records binding brakes on 3.4 per cent of 10-15-year-old tests against a 1.4 per cent class average, and Get Car Wise measures caliper-seizure failures at up to 10.4 times the fleet average across all engine variants, worsening with age and mileage. The usual story is a slide pin or piston corrosion on cars that do short school runs and never get the brakes hot enough to boil off moisture. A seized caliper cooks the disc, drags fuel economy and is an instant MOT fail.
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