2010 Skoda Roomster 1.6L Petrol · WJ10 GKY
2010 Skoda Roomster (1.6L, petrol). First registered 01 Mar 2010. Recorded mileage 105,988 miles. MOT valid until 06 Feb 2027.
- Make & Model
- SKODA ROOMSTER
- Year / Origin
- 2010 · Exeter
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Valid until 06 Feb 2027
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 105,988 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- ULEZ Compliant (Euro 4+)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 1.6L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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WJ10 GKY Key Findings
- 18 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 04/02/2026
- 105,988 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 4 historical MOT failures
- 1 defect noted at the latest MOT
- Recurring tyres items (9 mentions)
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
WJ10 GKY MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
18 MOT tests are recorded for this 2010 Skoda Roomster (WJ10 GKY) between February 2013 and February 2026.
The record contains 14 passes and 4 failures.
The most recent test on 04 February 2026 was a pass, although the earlier record includes 4 failures that buyers may want to investigate.
Across all tests, the most frequently flagged areas are: Tyres (9 issues), Brakes (3 issues), Lighting (1 issue), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue), Suspension (1 issue). Repeated mentions in one area can indicate an ongoing pattern worth checking in person.
In total 15 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: “Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))”; “Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))”; “Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))”.
WJ10 GKY Mileage History
- 18/02/201319,960 mi
- 17/02/201426,939 mi+6,979 mi
- 19/02/201536,554 mi+9,615 mi
- 19/02/201536,554 mi
- 15/02/201643,567 mi+7,013 mi
- 20/02/201751,987 mi+8,420 mi
- 20/02/201858,075 mi+6,088 mi
- 28/02/201964,267 mi+6,192 mi
- 20/02/202073,120 mi+8,853 mi
- 01/02/202175,233 mi+2,113 mi
- 07/02/202281,547 mi+6,314 mi
- 07/02/202281,547 mi
- 03/02/202388,191 mi+6,644 mi
- 06/02/202496,247 mi+8,056 mi
- 06/02/2025103,412 mi+7,165 mi
- 06/02/2025103,412 mi
- 04/02/2026105,988 mi+2,576 mi
- 04/02/2026105,988 mi
Average of roughly 6,637 miles per year across 18 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.
- 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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