Skoda CITIGO - 2012
154.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda CITIGO, model year 2012.
Sample size: 3,834 cars, 7,692 tests and 11,883 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 3,834 cars
The 2012 Skoda Citigo has an overall defect rate of 154 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the yearly average of 246 per 100, making it 37% less prone to defects. Notably, it performs exceptionally well in categories such as steering and lights and electrics, with defect rates markedly lower than average. Although defect rates increase with mileage, the Citigo shows a less severe trend than the average car, particularly in the higher mileage categories. Overall, this model stands out for its reliability in key areas compared to its peers from the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,834 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 17.8% better
85.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 76.5% better
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 19.3% better
15.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 69.8% better
18.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 35.5% better
157.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 35.1% better
17.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 46.8% better
3.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 64.8% better
8.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,831
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,685
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 837
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 774
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 441
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 415
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 375
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 344
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 324
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 218
Serious faults (Top 10)
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 218
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 148
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 144
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 118
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 116
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
FAIL
Occurrences: 94
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 63