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Skoda KAROQ - 2019

120.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda KAROQ, model year 2019. Sample size: 15,055 cars, 29,742 tests and 35,688 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 15,055 cars

The 2019 SKODA KAROQ has a higher overall defect rate than the average car of the same year, with 120 defects per 100 vehicles compared to 106. The model shows a particularly concerning trend in the "Wheels, Suspensions & Axles" category, where it significantly outperforms the average, recording 166 defects per 100 vehicles. Conversely, it excels in areas such as steering, visibility, and lights & electrics, with defect rates much lower than the average. Notably, as mileage increases, defect rates for the KAROQ also rise, especially in the higher mileage categories.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 15,055 cars

Categories

Brakes
▲ 7.9% better
57.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake fluid: not visible
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 85.7% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 47.8% better
7.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • 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: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 66.4% better
5.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 47.2% worse
166.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
  • 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 cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 74.3% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission: joint, belt or chain excessively worn
Equipment
▲ 16.7% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 76.5% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • 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
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 306 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,962
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,257
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,217
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,161
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,931
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,725
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 803
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 801
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 534
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 498

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 498
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 401
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 390
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 387
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 378
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 367
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 111
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 82
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: likely to become detached
FAIL
Occurrences: 62
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 54