2012 Skoda Roomster 1.2L Petrol · SH62 FKR
2012 Skoda Roomster (1.2L, petrol). First registered 26 Oct 2012. Recorded mileage 71,445 miles. MOT expired on 21 Oct 2026.
- Make & Model
- SKODA ROOMSTER
- Year / Origin
- 2012 · Glasgow
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 21 Oct 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 71,445 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- ULEZ Compliant (Euro 4+)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 1.2L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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SH62 FKR Key Findings
- 5 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 14/10/2025
- 71,445 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 2 historical MOT failures
- 1 defect noted at the latest MOT
- Recurring brakes items (2 mentions)
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
SH62 FKR 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 2012 Skoda Roomster (SH62 FKR) between December 2023 and October 2025.
The record contains 3 passes and 2 failures.
The most recent test on 14 October 2025 was a pass, although the earlier record includes 2 failures that buyers may want to investigate.
Across all tests, the most frequently flagged areas are: Brakes (2 issues), Tyres (2 issues), Lighting (2 issues). Repeated mentions in one area can indicate an ongoing pattern worth checking in person.
In total 6 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: “Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))”; “Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))”.
SH62 FKR Mileage History
- 01/12/202358,591 mi
- 08/12/202328,592 mi-29,999 mi
- 23/10/202459,254 mi+30,662 mi
- 14/10/202571,445 mi+12,191 mi
- 14/10/202571,445 mi
Average of roughly 6,874 miles per year across 5 recorded odometer readings.
Recorded mileage decreased between one or more tests — a potential clocking indicator worth verifying before purchase.
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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: Below Average
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Common Problems: SKODA ROOMSTER
Known issues reported by owners and MOT testers.
- 1.2 TSI timing chain tensioner wear(Serious)
The 86 and 105PS 1.2 TSI (EA111) that arrived with the 2010 facelift uses a small simplex chain driven by an hydraulic tensioner that wears and lets the chain stretch. Fault File puts typical onset at 60,000-80,000 miles on cars that ran the long service intervals, with a metallic rattle on cold start that fades after a few seconds; owner forums report the chain being noisy for months before skipping a tooth, which bends valves and destroys the engine. A chain, tensioner and guide job is a fair used-car invoice, but a jumped chain on a cheap Roomster is effectively a write-off.
- 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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- 1.2 TSI timing chain tensioner wearSerious
The 86 and 105PS 1.2 TSI (EA111) that arrived with the 2010 facelift uses a small simplex chain driven by an hydraulic tensioner that wears and lets the chain stretch. Fault File puts typical onset at 60,000-80,000 miles on cars that ran the long service intervals, with a metallic rattle on cold start that fades after a few seconds; owner forums report the chain being noisy for months before skipping a tooth, which bends valves and destroys the engine. A chain, tensioner and guide job is a fair used-car invoice, but a jumped chain on a cheap Roomster is effectively a write-off.
- 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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