Skoda YETI - 2016
136.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Skoda YETI, model year 2016.
Sample size: 13,382 cars, 27,431 tests and 37,531 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 13,382 cars
The 2016 Skoda Yeti has an overall defect rate of 137 per 100 vehicles, which is 9% lower than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the Yeti excels in several categories, including steering, where it has a significantly lower defect rate compared to the average, and visibility, lights and electrics, and body structure, all showing better performance. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with distance travelled, but the model still performs better than average across all mileage segments. Overall, the Skoda Yeti demonstrates reliable performance, particularly in steering and visibility.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 13,382 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 10.5% better
70.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 87.7% better
1.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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.
Visibility
▲ 40.7% better
8.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 39.4% better
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 1.6% worse
162.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 26.4% better
6.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 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
▼ 9.1% worse
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 46.0% better
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 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
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- 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: 5,070
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,573
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,347
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,742
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,538
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,439
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,491
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 896
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 679
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 626
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 679
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 626
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 451
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 417
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 371
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 268
Warning device shows system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 255
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 212
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 189
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 185