Skoda SUPERB - 2004
333.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2004 is 384.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda SUPERB, model year 2004.
Sample size: 130 cars, 271 tests and 905 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: 130 cars
The 2004 SKODA SUPERB has an overall defect rate of 334 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 13% lower than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, it performs particularly well in categories such as Steering and Visibility, with defect rates significantly lower than average. However, it struggles in Body/Structure defects, where it has a higher rate than the average, indicating a potential area for concern. The defect rate increases with mileage, especially in the highest category where vehicles over 124,000 miles show a notable rise in issues. Overall, the SUPERB demonstrates strong performance in some areas while facing challenges in others.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 130 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 14.1% better
141.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 164.2 / 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
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 49.8% better
12.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 24.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering linkage component: with an unsafe modification
- 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
Visibility
▲ 39.6% better
17.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.3 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- An obstruction: materially affecting the driver’s view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 4.0% better
105.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 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 emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A lamp adversely affected by the operation of any other lamp
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 17.9% better
256.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 312.9 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 27.7% worse
81.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 63.6 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 62.3% better
5.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 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
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 5.0% better
48.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.5 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 95
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 75
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 54
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 48
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 40
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 31
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 25
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 25
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 11
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 7
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 6
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
FAIL
Occurrences: 5