Skoda CITIGO - 2018
109.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda CITIGO, model year 2018.
Sample size: 5,440 cars, 11,131 tests and 12,135 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: 5,440 cars
The 2018 SKODA CITIGO has an overall defect rate of 109 per 100 vehicles, which is 9% lower than the average for cars of the same year. This model shows a notable increase in defect rates with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, although it still performs better than average in the lower mileage segments. Key areas where the CITIGO excels include brakes, steering, and body structure, showing significantly fewer defects compared to the average vehicle. The CITIGO's performance in these categories indicates it may be a more reliable choice in terms of safety and structural integrity than many of its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,440 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 23.1% better
52.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 84.0% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
- 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.
- 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
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 0.0% better
13.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 22.2% better
13.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 2.9% worse
130.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 78.4% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- 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
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▲ 45.5% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 40.0% better
4.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,506
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,751
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,015
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,005
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 526
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 452
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 279
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 215
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 185
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 179
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 185
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 179
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 166
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 130
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 127
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 86
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 69
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 56