Skoda KODIAQ - 2021
96.2 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 KODIAQ, model year 2021.
Sample size: 7,226 cars, 15,637 tests and 15,036 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 7,226 cars
The 2021 SKODA KODIAQ has a significantly higher overall defect rate of 96 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 79 defects for cars from the same year, resulting in a 22% increase in issues. Notably, the KODIAQ excels in categories such as Steering, Visibility, Lights & Electrics, and Body/Structure, all showing a lower rate of defects than the average. However, it struggles with a high brake defect rate of 72%, which is much worse than the average of 38%. Interestingly, defect rates increase with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage categories.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 7,226 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 81.0% worse
72.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 85.7% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
- 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering
Visibility
▲ 35.9% better
9.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
▲ 67.9% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- 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
- Headlamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 18.0% worse
103.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- 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
Body/Structure
▲ 71.4% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
- A passenger seat: with a defective structure or the backrest cannot be retained in the upright position
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A body panel or body component: likely to become detached
Equipment
▼ 6.7% worse
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 37.0% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 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
- 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: 2,841
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,343
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,038
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,898
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,118
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 899
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 502
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 366
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 341
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 312
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 312
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 193
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 166
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 145
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 92
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 77
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 62
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
FAIL
Occurrences: 52