Skoda OCTAVIA - 2010
311.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda OCTAVIA, model year 2010.
Sample size: 9,374 cars, 20,880 tests and 65,098 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 9,374 cars
The 2010 Škoda Octavia has an overall defect rate of 312 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 5.9% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, while tyre wear is a common issue, the Octavia excels in the categories of steering, visibility, and body/structure, showing significantly lower defect rates compared to the average. However, it falls short in the areas of wheels, suspensions, and axles, where it has a notably higher defect rate. As mileage increases, defects tend to rise, particularly after 93,000 miles, which aligns with general trends seen across similar vehicles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 9,374 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 13.8% better
99.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 82.2% better
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 21.9% better
17.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 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
▼ 3.9% worse
80.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A direction indicator: lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
- Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 27.8% worse
364.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 34.4% better
23.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 44.4% worse
11.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 28.2% better
23.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
- 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
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
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: 7,273
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,966
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,896
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,477
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,455
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,401
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,109
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,654
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,646
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,544
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,544
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,061
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 833
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 670
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 535
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 526
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 486
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 431
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 417
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 377