Skoda Kamiq
Registered from 2019 to 2023.
About this model
The Škoda Kamiq is a subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) produced by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto since 2019. It is the smallest of the Škoda SUVs, namely the Karoq, Enyaq, and Kodiaq. Deliveries officially started in September 2019. It is based on the concept Vision X, which Škoda first introduced to the public in 2018. As with the Karoq and Kodiaq, the Kamiq name is based on a word from the Inuit language.
From the Wikipedia article Škoda Kamiq, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2020 1.0 petrol. 363 of 4,797 tests failed, 8%.
Better than 60% of 2020 cars. The typical one fails 8%, across 906 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 51% | 185 |
| Tyres and wheels | 38% | 138 |
| Lights and electrics | 8% | 30 |
| Visibility | 7% | 26 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 3% | 11 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 3% | 11 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 98% of 2020 cars — 51% of its 363 failed tests, where an ordinary 2020 car has 16%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 51% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.
- Tyres and wheels — 38% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 8% of its failures
- Visibility — 7% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 40–60k miles this one fails 14% of its inspections, against the 13% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 5% | 5% | 2,543 | |
| 20–40k miles | 10% | 10% | 2,019 | |
| 40–60k miles | 14% | 13% | 205 |
4,767 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have under 20k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.0 petrol · 108 hp · 1247 kg · 2639 mm wheelbase · 5.5 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2021 | 1.0 petrol · 104 hp · 1237 kg · 2639 mm wheelbase · 5.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2020 | 1.0 petrol · 110 hp · 1234 kg · 2639 mm wheelbase · 5.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 1.0 petrol · 111 hp · 1234 kg · 2639 mm wheelbase · 5.7 L/100km (WLTP) |