Skoda CITIGO - 2013
141.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda CITIGO, model year 2013.
Sample size: 7,118 cars, 14,744 tests and 20,839 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: 7,118 cars
The 2013 Skoda Citigo has an overall defect rate of 141 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the average for cars of the same year at 219 per 100, representing a 36% improvement. Mileage-related trends indicate that defects tend to increase with higher mileage, peaking at 323 defects per 100 for vehicles over 124,000 miles. Notably, the Citigo excels in categories such as brakes and steering, showing much lower defect rates compared to the average. Additionally, it performs well in lights and electrics as well as wheels and suspensions, further highlighting its reliability compared to typical vehicles of the same age.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 7,118 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 19.1% better
79.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 87.6% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 17.2% better
14.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 61.9% better
19.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 36.1% better
140.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 30.0% better
14.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 32.7% better
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 50.5% better
9.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified 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: 3,228
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,097
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,319
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,298
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 881
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 680
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 586
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 508
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 428
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 411
Serious faults (Top 10)
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 399
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 286
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 192
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 191
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 185
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 183
Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
FAIL
Occurrences: 150
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 141
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: 141
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 136