Skoda KAMIQ - 2021
89.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda KAMIQ, model year 2021.
Sample size: 8,268 cars, 17,662 tests and 15,743 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 8,268 cars
The 2021 SKODA KAMIQ has an overall defect rate of 89 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly higher than the yearly average of 79 per 100, representing a 13% increase in defects. While tyre wear is a common concern across many models, this specific vehicle shows notable issues particularly in the brakes, where its defect rate is nearly 90%, much higher than the average of 38%. Conversely, the KAMIQ excels in visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, reporting significantly lower defect rates in these areas compared to the average car. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase with mileage, although the KAMIQ's figures remain higher even at lower mileages compared to the average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 8,268 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 124.3% worse
89.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 85.7% worse
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
- 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
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 59.3% better
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 47.3% better
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A front or rear fog lamp: with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 16.6% better
72.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 85.7% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- A passenger seat: with a defective structure or the backrest cannot be retained in the upright position
- 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
Equipment
▼ 20.0% worse
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
Other
▲ 77.8% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer: missing, obviously modified or obviously defective
- 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 disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,665
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,724
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,425
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,113
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 505
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 437
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 419
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 329
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 278
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 248
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 437
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 329
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 248
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
FAIL
Occurrences: 204
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 188
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 42
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 41