Seat MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 544,309 MOT tests on Seat cars from 2023, covering 13 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 544,309 MOT tests on Seat cars in 2023, 74% passed first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Seat models with enough tests, the Ateca did best at 89% and the Arosa did least well at 58%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.
Seat models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Ibiza | 193,139 | 66% |
| Leon | 185,889 | 77% |
| Ateca | 40,074 | 89% |
| Arona | 39,053 | 86% |
| Alhambra | 28,819 | 74% |
| MII | 17,713 | 79% |
| Altea | 15,425 | 59% |
| Toledo | 6,668 | 69% |
| Tarraco | 6,533 | 86% |
| Exeo | 5,296 | 66% |
| Arosa | 2,438 | 58% |
| Ibiza FR MPI | 1,811 | 87% |
| Altea XL | 1,451 | 59% |
What Seat cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics8.2% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension8.0% (all cars 9.0%)
- Tyres7.0% (all cars 6.4%)
- Brakes6.5% (all cars 6.8%)
- Visibility4.7% (all cars 4.8%)
- Body and structure2.9% (all cars 3.5%)
- Exhaust and emissions2.8% (all cars 3.1%)
- Steering1.5% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common Seat failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.8%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 2.3%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 1.5%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 1.4%
- Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak 1.4%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.1%
- Washers: not working 1.0%
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 0.9%
Check a particular Seat
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.