2009 Skoda Fabia: MOT pass rate and common faults
Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 55.0% to 56.8% (±0.9 points).
That is 2.4 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2009 (58.3%). These cars were about 16 years old at the test.
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Failure areas compared with all 2009 vehicles
Compared with all vehicles first used in 2009, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.1×), brakes (1.2×), body, chassis, structure (1.4×), noise, emissions, leaks (1.2×) and steering (1.1×), and less common in suspension (0.9×), tyres (0.9×) and windscreen, wipers, mirrors (0.8×). Other differences are within the margin of error.
- Lights and electrics21.4 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 19.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
- Suspension16.3 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 17.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
- Brakes12.3 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 10.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
- Body, chassis, structure9.1 in 100 tests1.4× compared with 6.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
- Noise, emissions, leaks7.1 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 5.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
- Tyres6.4 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 7.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
- Windscreen, wipers, mirrors5.4 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 6.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
- Steering3.6 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 3.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2009
- Seat belts and airbags2.1 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2009
- Number plates and VIN0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2009
All vehicles first used in 2009: the 159 models in our data, 1,144,241 tests (94.3% of all 1,213,829 tests on vehicles first used in 2009). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.
After an MOT advisory
Tyres
Of 2009 Skoda Fabia cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a tyre advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 7.8% failed on tyres, against 4.0% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,398 and 4,113 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 12.0% of those with a tyre advisory and 11.6% of the others.
Suspension
Of 2009 Skoda Fabia cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a suspension advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 19.6% failed on suspension, against 12.6% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,147 and 4,245 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 14.2% of those with a suspension advisory and 11.0% of the others.
Not enough 2009 Skoda Fabia cars with a brake advisory to show a figure for this year alone.
Similar cars are the same model, first-use year and mileage band. Areas are the DVSA's top-level groups, so the later fail may not be the fault that was advised. These figures describe what happened to these cars. They don't show what a repair would have changed.
Skoda Fabia, all first-use years togetherHow we worked this outAll models compared, with the dataWhat MOT data can't tell you about any 2009 Skoda Fabia
Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.
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