Skoda OCTAVIA - 2014
167.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda OCTAVIA, model year 2014.
Sample size: 17,202 cars, 36,616 tests and 61,349 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 17,202 cars
The 2014 SKODA Octavia has a lower overall defect rate of 168 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 194. This represents a 14% improvement over the average for that year. Notably, the Octavia performs significantly better in categories such as steering, where it has only 2% defects compared to the average of 11%, and body structure, with just 3.5% compared to 14.5%. While tyre wear is a common issue, this model shows resilience in other areas, particularly in steering and electrics. As mileage increases, the defect rate also rises, but the Octavia remains comparatively robust across all mileage segments.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 17,202 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 4.0% better
89.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 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
▲ 82.4% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 12.8% better
15.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 35.9% better
25.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 8.5% better
182.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 77.6% better
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 17.8% better
3.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 8.9% better
14.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 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
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
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: 10,006
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,868
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,713
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,382
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,917
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,587
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,716
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,655
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,389
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,220
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,098
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 778
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 738
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 709
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 539
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 484
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 472
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 442
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 403
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 386