Skoda SUPERB - 2018
113.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda SUPERB, model year 2018.
Sample size: 7,756 cars, 17,418 tests and 19,759 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: 7,756 cars
The 2018 Skoda Superb has an overall defect rate of 113 per 100 vehicles, which is 6% lower than the average rate for cars of the same year. This model shows a notable trend of increasing defects with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage categories, although it remains competitive compared to the yearly average. The Superb excels in several areas, particularly in steering, where it has a significantly lower defect rate, and also performs better in visibility, lights and electrics, body structure, and equipment categories. Overall, this model demonstrates a strong performance relative to its peers, with no standout issues that detract from its reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 7,756 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 6.1% better
64.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 92.0% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering linkage component with: relative movement between components which should be fixed
Visibility
▲ 25.2% better
10.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 56.3% better
7.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- 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 headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 6.1% worse
134.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 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 tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 74.5% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- 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 transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
Equipment
▲ 36.4% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 5.7% better
6.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 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: 4,979
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,686
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,815
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,737
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,609
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 573
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 557
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 498
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 449
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 442
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 573
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 449
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 377
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 304
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 196
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 131
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 117
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 88