Skoda RAPID - 2015
199.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda RAPID, model year 2015.
Sample size: 3,188 cars, 7,094 tests and 14,166 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,188 cars
The 2015 SKODA RAPID has an overall defect rate of 200 per 100 vehicles, which is 17% higher than the average for its year at 170 per 100. Notably, the RAPID performs significantly better than average in categories such as steering, visibility, and lights and electrics, showing much lower rates of defects in these areas. However, it struggles with issues related to wheels, suspensions, and axles, where its defect rate is notably higher than the average. Additionally, defect rates tend to increase with mileage, particularly in higher mileage segments, indicating potential long-term reliability concerns.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,188 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 17.4% worse
99.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 83.8% better
1.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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.
Visibility
▲ 26.1% better
11.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 26.8% better
22.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 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
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 32.2% worse
235.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 5.1% better
11.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 40.0% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
Other
▼ 9.1% worse
14.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- 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: 1,832
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,752
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,506
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,460
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,087
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 555
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 425
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 314
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 273
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 269
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 425
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 269
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 196
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 157
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 135
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 126
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 116
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 99
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 98