Skoda OCTAVIA - 2012
260.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda OCTAVIA, model year 2012.
Sample size: 10,940 cars, 23,956 tests and 62,437 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 10,940 cars
The 2012 SKODA Octavia has an overall defect rate of 261 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average for its year at 246 per 100, representing a 6% increase. While tyre wear is a common issue, the model particularly excels in steering, showing a significantly lower defect rate compared to the average. However, it struggles with lights and electrics, with defects occurring more frequently than average, as well as issues with wheels, suspensions, and axles. Mileage-related trends indicate a rise in defect rates with higher mileage, which is consistent across both the Octavia and the average vehicle.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 10,940 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 10.5% better
92.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 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
▲ 77.3% better
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 17.2% better
15.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▼ 20.4% worse
74.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 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
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half 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
- A direction indicator: lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 20.2% worse
293.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 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
▲ 24.8% better
19.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 4.8% worse
6.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 36.0% better
15.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 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: 8,437
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,402
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,029
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,994
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,217
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,500
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,162
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,819
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,721
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,253
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,253
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,160
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 815
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 762
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 646
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 550
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 480
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 470
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 434
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 415