2008 Skoda Roomster 1.9L Diesel · SH08 YJT
2008 Skoda Roomster (1.9L, diesel). First registered 12 Jun 2008. Recorded mileage 170,011 miles. MOT expired on 27 Sept 2024.
- Make & Model
- SKODA ROOMSTER
- Year / Origin
- 2008 · Glasgow
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 27 Sept 2024
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 170,011 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 1.9L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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SH08 YJT Key Findings
- 5 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT failed on 30/09/2024
- 170,011 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 3 historical MOT failures
- 13 defects noted at the latest MOT
- Recurring suspension items (17 mentions)
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
SH08 YJT MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
5 MOT tests are recorded for this 2008 Skoda Roomster (SH08 YJT) between September 2022 and September 2024.
The record contains 2 passes and 3 failures.
The most recent test on 30 September 2024 was a fail; the vehicle has not passed its last recorded MOT.
Across all tests, the most frequently flagged areas are: Suspension (17 issues), Steering (4 issues), Tyres (4 issues), Brakes (2 issues), Bodywork (1 issue). Repeated mentions in one area can indicate an ongoing pattern worth checking in person.
In total 14 advisory notices are recorded. Advisories flag items that passed but may need attention before the next test; they are not evidence of how well the vehicle has been serviced.
Recorded failure items include: “Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural stre”; “Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))”; “Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural stren”.
SH08 YJT Mileage History
- 01/09/2022149,827 mi
- 06/09/2022149,838 mi+11 mi
- 31/08/2023155,395 mi+5,557 mi
- 01/09/2023155,399 mi+4 mi
- 30/09/2024170,011 mi+14,612 mi
Average of roughly 9,701 miles per year across 5 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: Poor
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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