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Skoda YETI - 2013

190.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2013 is 221.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda YETI, model year 2013. Sample size: 10,489 cars, 22,150 tests and 42,236 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 10,489 cars

The 2013 SKODA Yeti has an overall defect rate of 191 per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the average of 219 per 100 for its year, representing a 13% improvement. While the defect rate increases with mileage, the Yeti performs particularly well in areas such as steering, visibility, and lights, showing significantly fewer issues compared to the average vehicle. Notably, it has a much lower incidence of steering defects, with only 2% affected compared to 13% for the average. Additionally, other categories like body structure and equipment also show better performance than the average, indicating a generally reliable vehicle.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 10,489 cars

Categories

Brakes
▲ 8.7% better
89.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 98.4 / 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
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 82.2% better
2.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 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.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
Visibility
▲ 37.8% better
11.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 57.1% better
21.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.1 / 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: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 4.1% worse
228.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 219.6 / 100 tests
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 35.0% better
13.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively 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
Equipment
▲ 32.7% better
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.2 / 100 tests
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 42.9% better
11.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.6 / 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
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 379 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,541
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,115
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,832
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,521
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,271
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,632
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,662
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,457
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 878
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 755

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,457
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 755
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 510
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 424
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 325
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 298
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 279
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 277
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 262
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 246