Skoda FABIA - 2013
182.9 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 FABIA, model year 2013.
Sample size: 19,138 cars, 41,325 tests and 75,586 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: 19,138 cars
The 2013 Skoda Fabia has an overall defect rate of 183 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the average rate of 219 per 100 for cars of the same year, showing a 17% improvement. Notably, the Fabia performs better in visibility, lights and electrics, and equipment defects, with reductions of 25%, 33%, and 53% respectively compared to the average. However, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, this model stands out positively in several key areas, suggesting reliability in these aspects compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 19,138 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 17.4% better
81.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 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
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 21.7% better
10.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- 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
▲ 25.0% better
13.5 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 34.1% better
33.0 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 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- 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
▲ 15.9% better
184.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
- 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
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 2.5% worse
20.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
Equipment
▲ 53.8% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 3.6% worse
20.3 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
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: 10,389
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,459
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,244
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,331
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,641
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,216
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,939
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,906
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,649
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,440
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,906
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,339
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 866
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 859
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 720
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 656
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 575
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 545
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 531
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 520