Skoda FABIA - 2001
380.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2001 is 372.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda FABIA, model year 2001.
Sample size: 1,359 cars, 2,914 tests and 11,097 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,359 cars
The 2001 ŠKODA Fabia has an overall defect rate of 381 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average of 369 per 100 cars from the same year. Notably, the Fabia performs better in categories like Brakes, Body/Structure, and Equipment, with defect rates significantly lower than the average. However, it has a higher incidence of issues in Lights & Electrics, which is 34% above the average rate. Mileage-related trends indicate that as the vehicle ages, particularly beyond 124,000 miles, the defect rate increases more steeply compared to the average car.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,359 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 21.2% better
131.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
Steering
▲ 14.4% better
21.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.0 / 100 tests
- 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: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 4.4% worse
30.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 34.2% worse
118.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 88.1 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 15.9% worse
339.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 292.4 / 100 tests
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 27.1% better
52.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 71.9 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- 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
▲ 41.6% better
9.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 5.8% worse
58.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 55.6 / 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 levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
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: 868
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 714
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 691
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 663
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 577
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 540
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 426
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 303
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 270
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 265
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 270
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 182
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 104
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 83
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: 80
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 73
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
Headlamp reflector or lens: seriously defective or missing
FAIL
Occurrences: 72