Skoda FABIA - 2016
168.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda FABIA, model year 2016.
Sample size: 19,599 cars, 41,546 tests and 70,007 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 19,599 cars
The 2016 Škoda Fabia has an overall defect rate of 169 per 100 vehicles, which is 11.7% higher than the average for its year at 151 per 100. Notably, the Fabia performs significantly better in categories like steering, visibility, and lights & electrics, with defect rates well below the average. However, it shows a concerning trend in wheels, suspensions, and axles, where defects are 31% higher than the average for similar vehicles. Additionally, mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase substantially as the mileage increases, particularly beyond 124,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 19,599 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 14.1% worse
89.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 90.1% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
- 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
Visibility
▲ 21.3% better
11.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 51.2% better
12.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 27.9% worse
203.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 34.1% better
6.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▲ 33.3% better
2.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 4.4% better
10.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- 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: 10,252
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,665
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,135
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,164
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,582
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,245
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,858
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,993
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,216
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,124
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,858
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,124
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 938
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 565
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 546
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 539
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 500
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 485
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 448
Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
FAIL
Occurrences: 355