Skoda Favorit
Registered from 1992 to 1995.
About this model
The Škoda Favorit is a supermini car which was made by Škoda Auto from 1987 to 1995. Initially it was only a five-door hatchback, but two other body styles were later added: A five-door estate car in 1990 called the Škoda Forman and a two-door coupé utility truck in 1991 called the Škoda Pick-up. The Favorit was Škoda's first car to follow the European trend of locating the engine at the front, mounted transversely, and was also their first car to use front-wheel drive. It was premiered in July 1987 at the Brno Engineering Fair in Czechoslovakia. The Favorit name was previously used for the Type 904 and 923 models produced by Škoda from 1936 to 1941.
From the Wikipedia article Škoda Favorit, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1994 1.3 petrol. 7 of 32 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 71% | 5 |
| Lights and electrics | 43% | 3 |
| Brakes | 29% | 2 |
| Body and structure | 14% | 1 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 14% | 1 |
| Steering | 14% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- A steering linkage component fractured or deformed
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 71% of its failures
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 29% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 14% of its failures
- Steering — 14% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- A steering linkage component fractured or deformed
- Lights and electrics — 43% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 14% of its failures
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded