Skoda FELICIA - 1999
422.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 1999 is 349.1 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda FELICIA, model year 1999.
Sample size: 326 cars, 666 tests and 2,812 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 326 cars
The 1999 SKODA Felicia has an overall defect rate of 422 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the yearly average of 345 per 100, representing a 22% increase. Notably, as mileage increases, defects become more frequent, with the highest rate observed in vehicles with 124,000 miles or more, reaching 615 per 100. The Felicia excels in steering and equipment defects, showing much lower rates than average, but it performs poorly in brakes, wheels, and body structure categories, all of which are above the average defect rates for its year. Overall, while it shows some strengths, the model has considerable weaknesses that may impact reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 326 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 40.5% worse
215.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 153.4 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 66.4% better
8.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive radial movement between the top of the steering column and the shaft indicating an excessively worn top bearing
- Steering linkage fouling any part of the vehicle
- 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
Visibility
▲ 6.4% better
24.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.6 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- 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
▼ 15.2% worse
84.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 73.0 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with 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
- 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
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 19.9% worse
320.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.9 / 100 tests
- A wheel bearing: with excessive play
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
Body/Structure
▼ 42.9% worse
109.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 76.5 / 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 29.7% better
13.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- 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:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- 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
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 20.7% worse
68.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 56.5 / 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 test unable to be completed
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- 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)
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 303
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 142
A wheel bearing: with excessive play
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 137
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 127
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 125
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 115
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 113
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 101
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 100
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 82
Serious faults (Top 10)
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 77
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 31
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
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: 21
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 19