Skoda OCTAVIA - 2011
283.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda OCTAVIA, model year 2011.
Sample size: 11,296 cars, 25,235 tests and 71,556 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 11,296 cars
The 2011 Skoda Octavia shows an overall defect rate of 284 per 100 vehicles, which is about 5% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it has significantly lower rates of defects in steering, visibility, and body structure compared to the average, indicating stronger performance in these areas. However, the model does have a higher incidence of issues related to wheels, suspensions, and axles, where it exceeds the average by nearly 26%. Mileage trends suggest that defect rates increase as mileage rises, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, while the Octavia excels in several key categories, it faces challenges with specific components that may warrant attention.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 11,296 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 8.8% better
100.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 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 lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 84.8% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
- 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.
- 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
Visibility
▲ 27.4% better
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 10.7% worse
76.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 23.2% worse
328.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 41.9% better
18.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- 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
Equipment
▼ 9.5% worse
8.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 34.5% better
18.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
- 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
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- 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
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,290
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,824
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,731
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,675
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,390
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,278
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,191
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,058
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,928
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,384
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,348
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,092
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,085
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 789
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 617
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 571
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 561
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 553
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 544
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 538