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Skoda Rapid brake disc and pad replacement: MOT fails on these items more often than other cars of the same age

At MOT, the Skoda Rapid fails on items fixed by brake disc and pad replacement at least 1.7 times as often as cars of the same ages and fuel. From 89,648 MOT tests at 9 ages (4 to 12 years), DVSA data 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

Skoda Rapid, at least, per 100 MOTs (n=89,648)1.79

Cars of the same ages and fuel, per 100 MOTs1.05

Times as often≥ 1.7

Ages compared9

What this shows

These are MOT fail items that brake disc and pad replacement fixes, as testers found them on the day of the test. Repairs done between MOTs never show up in MOT data, and mileage is not taken into account, so this is not how often owners pay for the repair.

By age

Fail items fixed by brake disc and pad replacement, per 100 MOT tests, against cars of the same age and the same fuel mix. The model figure is a floor: DVSA data lists each model’s 25 most recorded items per age, and an item outside that list is counted as zero. The comparison figure is a ceiling: an item too rare to be listed for a fuel is counted at its highest possible value.

Skoda Rapid: ages with at least 1,000 tests.
Age	Skoda Rapid per 100	Same age and fuel per 100	Tests (n)
4 years	0	0.46	2,680
5 years	0.63	0.58	6,668
6 years	1.67	0.74	10,942
7 years	2.05	0.90	13,631
8 years	1.95	1.06	16,862
9 years	1.90	1.22	15,937
10 years	1.41	1.32	11,690
11 years	3.08	1.42	8,289
12 years	1.76	1.50	2,949

How we decide: a page exists only when the main generation’s rate, weighted to its own mix of ages and fuels, is at least 1.5 times the rate of cars of the same ages and fuel, from at least 50,000 tests at 3 or more ages, with at least 100 expected items.

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

What garages charge

Prices are national. They are not specific to the Skoda Rapid.

No public source records the price of this whole job, and the time it takes varies from car to car, so we do not publish a single figure. Garages charge by the hour, so ask for a quote that lists labour time and parts. The rates below are what UK garages charge per hour.

Local garage labour, per hour (65 shops)£78

Local garage, middle half£70 to £96

Main dealer labour, per hour (62 shops)£156

Main dealer, middle half£144 to £174

Median hourly rate charged for car repairs, from 1,058 local garage and 953 main dealer price quotes collected by the ONS, September 2025 to August 2026. The same shops are priced each month, so the number of shops is the real sample.

Brake disc and pad replacement: garage rates and all models

MOT defects this repair fixes

Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened8.74 per 100, all cars
Brake disc worn, but not excessively2.30 per 100, all cars
Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively0.69 per 100, all cars
Brake disc significantly and obviously worn0.58 per 100, all cars
Service brake excessively fluctuating0.30 per 100, all cars
Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened0.25 per 100, all cars

Other models that fail on these items more often

Model	Times as often	Tests (n)
MG ZSfirst used 2017 or later	at least 4.0	143,170
Citroen C3 Aircross	at least 3.9	110,010
Vauxhall Crossland	at least 3.8	229,410
SEAT Arona	at least 3.5	173,475
Volkswagen T-Cross	at least 3.0	75,652
Peugeot 2008	at least 1.9	496,383
DS DS3	at least 1.9	425,461
Peugeot 108	at least 1.6	296,826
Vauxhall Grandland	at least 1.5	243,753
Mercedes-Benz Citan	at least 1.5	80,122

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025, and the MOT inspection manual published on GOV.UK. Prices: ONS consumer price inflation price quotes, September 2025 to August 2026, UK.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026. Prices updated 22 September 2026.

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