Skoda OCTAVIA - 2020
105.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda OCTAVIA, model year 2020.
Sample size: 12,091 cars, 24,560 tests and 25,795 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 12,091 cars
The 2020 Škoda Octavia has an overall defect rate of 105 per 100 vehicles, which is 17% higher than the average for cars of the same year, which stands at 90 per 100. Notably, the Octavia shows a significant increase in defects as mileage grows, with the highest rate recorded in the 62,000–93,000 miles category. It excels in categories such as steering, visibility, and body structure, exhibiting fewer defects compared to the average, while it struggles in wheels, suspensions, and axles, showing a much higher defect rate. Overall, while the model has strengths in specific areas, it may require more attention in terms of suspension-related issues as it accumulates mileage.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 12,091 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 15.9% better
42.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 80.0% better
0.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- 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.
Visibility
▲ 51.8% better
6.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 25.9% better
8.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 49.2% worse
145.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 75.0% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
- 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 passenger seat: with a defective structure or the backrest cannot be retained in the upright position
Equipment
▼ 66.7% worse
2.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 5.4% better
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 4,962
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,274
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,476
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,687
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,043
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,161
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 574
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 537
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 487
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 471
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 574
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 423
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 346
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 320
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 302
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 229
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 132
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 120
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 89
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 60