Skoda SUPERB - 2019
121.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda SUPERB, model year 2019.
Sample size: 6,804 cars, 15,297 tests and 18,515 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 6,804 cars
The 2019 ŠKODA Superb has an overall defect rate of 121 per 100 vehicles, which is 14% higher than the average car of the same year, which stands at 106 defects per 100. Notably, while tyre wear is a common issue, the model excels in categories such as steering, visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, all showing significantly lower defect rates compared to the average. However, it does have a concerning rate of defects related to wheels, suspensions, and axles, which is 40% higher than average. As mileage increases, defect rates for this model also rise, particularly in the 31,000–62,000 miles range, indicating a trend that warrants attention as vehicles age.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,804 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 0.6% worse
62.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 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
▲ 85.7% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
- 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 ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 35.5% better
8.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 53.7% better
6.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 38.5% worse
156.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- 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
▲ 62.9% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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
- 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
Equipment
▲ 33.3% better
1.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 19.6% better
4.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- 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
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: 4,009
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,367
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,338
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,721
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,465
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,022
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 501
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 493
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 472
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 393
Serious faults (Top 10)
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 501
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 493
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 393
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 282
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 266
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 162
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 76
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 74