Skoda FABIA - 2014
169.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda FABIA, model year 2014.
Sample size: 15,011 cars, 32,192 tests and 54,420 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: 15,011 cars
The 2014 Skoda Fabia shows an overall defect rate of 169 per 100 vehicles, which is 13% lower than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the model excels in categories such as steering, visibility, lights and electrics, and equipment, all exhibiting significantly fewer defects compared to the yearly averages. While defect rates increase with mileage, the Fabia remains competitive, particularly in the lower mileage ranges where it shows higher figures than the average. Overall, this model stands out positively, indicating a reliable performance in critical areas.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 15,011 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 16.7% better
77.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 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
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 30.3% better
8.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 24.4% better
13.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 28.4% better
28.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 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: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 10.2% better
178.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 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 tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 16.7% better
13.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 28.9% better
3.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 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
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 5.1% worse
16.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,474
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,783
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,399
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,084
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,782
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,596
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,530
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,377
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: 1,097
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,028
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,530
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,028
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 649
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 634
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 443
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 428
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 425
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 387
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 375
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 359