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Good news for Skoda Yeti Owners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A compact SUV manufactured by Skoda had the highest pass rate of any vehicle submitted for a NCT test last year writes Se\u00e1n McC\u00e1rthaigh <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An analysis of the results of NCT tests carried out on over 1.34 million vehicles at 47 test centres nationwide in 2018 shows that the Skoda Yeti had a pass rate of 81.3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Figures published by the Road Safety Authority show the Czech-manufactured car, which was launched in Ireland in 2009, was one of only two popular car models to obtain a pass rate in excess of 80%. The other was the Peugeot 208 supermini which had a pass rate of 81%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other brands with high pass rates included the Nissan Juke, Volkswagen Tiguan, Dacia Sandero, Hyundai ix35 and Dacia Duster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In contrast, the model with the lowest pass rate among over 160 leading models was the Hyundai Trajet with just 20% getting a NCT pass rating in the initial test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other models where less than a third of vehicles passed the NCT last year included the Vauxhall Vectra, Seat Cordoba, Chevrolet Kalos, Volkswagen Bora, Nissan Primera, Peugeot 206, Volkswagen Sharan, Hyundai Tucson, Opel Vectra, Peugeot 307 and Mazda 323.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe results of NCT tests are really a reflection of how they are looked after and maintained by their owners rather than the performance of any individual model,\u201d an RSA spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RSA figures show that more than half of all cars failed the NCT on full inspection last year with lights, suspension, tyres and brakes the main fail items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only 49.2% of vehicles passed the initial NCT in 2018 \u2013 an unchanged rate on the previous year. The last time a majority of vehicles obtained the NCT on the first test was in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RSA spokesperson said it was clear that many motorists were using the NCT to diagnose problems with their vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom research, we\u2019ve found that around 30% of drivers use the NCT this way by taking faults identified in the test to go their mechanic and say \u2018fix these\u2019,\u201d the spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not something we encourage as the NCT is a basic check. It is far better to get your car fully serviced on a regular basis and is something that should save you money in the long term,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The analysis of the NCT test results shows a strong correlation between pass rates and the age of the vehicle with older makes more liable to fail the NCT.<\/p>\n\n\n