2019 Skoda Karoq: 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 87.6% to 88.6% (±0.6 points).
That is 4.6 points above the average for all vehicles first used in 2019 (83.5%). These cars were about 6 years old at the test.
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Failure areas compared with all 2019 vehicles
Compared with all vehicles first used in 2019, failures are more common in suspension (1.3×), and less common in tyres (0.8×), brakes (0.7×), lights and electrics (0.5×) and windscreen, wipers, mirrors (0.4×). Other differences are within the margin of error.
- Tyres4.2 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 5.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2019
- Suspension2.9 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 2.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2019
- Brakes2.1 in 100 tests0.7× compared with 3.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2019
- Lights and electrics2.0 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 4.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2019
- Windscreen, wipers, mirrors1.0 in 100 tests0.4× compared with 2.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2019
- Noise, emissions, leaks0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2019
- Seat belts and airbags0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2019
All vehicles first used in 2019: the 248 models in our data, 2,411,315 tests (97.7% of all 2,466,996 tests on vehicles first used in 2019). 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 2019 Skoda Karoq cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a tyre advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 5.8% failed on tyres, against 3.4% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 2,353 and 7,703 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 7.3% of those with a tyre advisory and 7.2% of the others.
Brakes
Of 2019 Skoda Karoq cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a brake advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 4.3% failed on brakes, against 1.7% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,467 and 8,591 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 8.6% of those with a brake advisory and 7.0% of the others.
Suspension
Of 2019 Skoda Karoq cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a suspension advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 5.7% failed on suspension, against 2.2% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,662 and 8,395 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 7.5% of those with a suspension advisory and 7.2% of the others.
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.
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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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