Skoda ROOMSTER - 2006
397.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2006 is 371.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda ROOMSTER, model year 2006.
Sample size: 385 cars, 887 tests and 3,527 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 385 cars
The 2006 Skoda Roomster has an overall defect rate of 398 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 8% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it exhibits substantial issues in the steering category, with a defect rate significantly above average at 38%. Additionally, the model performs worse in lights and electrics, as well as body and structure defects, both showing higher incidences compared to the yearly average. Interestingly, despite these concerns, it shows an increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the highest mileage bracket.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 385 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 10.9% worse
170.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 154.1 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
Steering
▼ 86.6% worse
37.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.2 / 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.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 14.4% better
23.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.7 / 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
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 36.2% worse
151.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 111.1 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 10.2% better
282.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.5 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 20.5% worse
71.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- 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
▼ 18.6% worse
14.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.8 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt retractor not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 3.1% better
43.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 44.7 / 100 tests
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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 the manufacturer’s specified 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: 259
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 248
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 227
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 155
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 150
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 104
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 101
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 92
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 92
Serious faults (Top 10)
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 70
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 49
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 45
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 38
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 37
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 35