Seat Arona FR Ecotsi MOT failures and reliability

The Seat Arona FR Ecotsi is one of the stronger cars at the MOT: 89% of its 4,132 tests in 2025 were passed first time, 17 points better than the 72% for all cars. Half the Seat Arona FR Ecotsi cars tested were registered in 2021 or later, and younger cars pass more often. That ranks it 1st of the 14 Seat models we cover. Every figure here comes from the DVSA's record of each Seat Arona FR Ecotsi MOT, so it shows what testers found rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2025: 4,132
First-time pass rate: 89%
All cars: 72%

Seat Arona FR Ecotsi MOT strengths and weak spots

The Seat Arona FR Ecotsi fails less often than the average car in every area of the test we measure.

It does best on lights and electrics, where 1.8% of Seat Arona FR Ecotsi tests failed against 10.7% for all cars.

Seat Arona FR Ecotsi cars first registered in 2022 passed 90% first time; those from 2021 passed 89%.

At 4 years old the average Seat Arona FR Ecotsi had covered 32,868 miles, about 8,200 a year.

The single most common failure on the Seat Arona FR Ecotsi was brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick, on 2.7% of tests.

What the Seat Arona FR Ecotsi fails on

Share of Seat Arona FR Ecotsi tests with at least one failure in each area, beside the figure for all cars.

Brakes4.8% (all cars 6.3%)
Tyres2.9% (all cars 6.3%)
Visibility2.1% (all cars 4.4%)
Lights and electrics1.8% (all cars 10.7%)
Seat belts and airbags1.0% (all cars 0.9%)
Exhaust and emissions0.4% (all cars 3.1%)
Suspension0.4% (all cars 9.1%)
Steering0.2% (all cars 2.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 2.7%
Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.5%
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn 1.4%
Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating 1.2%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 0.8%
Washers: not working 0.7%
Headlamp aim: too high 0.7%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 0.6%

Most common advisories

Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 14.0%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 11.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin 10.5%
Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 6.1%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 3.3%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 2.1%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 2.0%
Tyres, condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.9%

Pass rate by year of registration

First-time pass rate of the Seat Arona FR Ecotsi by the year it was first registered.

First registered	Tests	Pass rate
2021	2,871	89%
2022	1,117	90%

Typical mileage by age

Average Seat Arona FR Ecotsi odometer reading at the MOT, by age in years at the test.

Age at test	Average mileage
3 years	22,900 miles
4 years	32,868 miles

Check a particular Seat Arona FR Ecotsi

The figures above tell you what to look out for on any Seat Arona FR Ecotsi. For one Seat Arona FR Ecotsi's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration for a free MOT check.

Other Seat models

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025, 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.