Seat Toledo MOT failures and reliability
In 2023 the Seat Toledo took 6,668 MOT tests in Britain and passed 69% of them first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2023
- 6,668
- First-time pass rate
- 69%
- All cars
- 71%
What the Toledo fails on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.
- Suspension11.5% (all cars 9.0%)
- Lights and electrics10.3% (all cars 11.3%)
- Tyres7.9% (all cars 6.4%)
- Brakes7.0% (all cars 6.8%)
- Body and structure4.7% (all cars 3.5%)
- Exhaust and emissions4.0% (all cars 3.1%)
- Visibility3.7% (all cars 4.8%)
- Steering1.4% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 3.5%
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 2.6%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 2.6%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.4%
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 2.3%
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect 2.2%
- Position lamp: not working 2.1%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.8%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 18.4%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 12.3%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 10.0%
- Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil 9.4%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 8.8%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 6.8%
- Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 6.7%
- Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 3.0%
Pass rate by year of registration
Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,021 | 66% |
| 2014 | 999 | 70% |
| 2015 | 832 | 70% |
| 2016 | 623 | 74% |
| 2017 | 763 | 75% |
| 2018 | 1,145 | 81% |
Typical mileage by age
Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 5 years | 52,879 miles |
| 6 years | 79,134 miles |
| 7 years | 111,924 miles |
| 8 years | 122,504 miles |
| 9 years | 114,230 miles |
| 10 years | 127,313 miles |
| 11 years | 109,690 miles |
| 16 years | 127,116 miles |
| 17 years | 126,481 miles |
| 18 years | 126,633 miles |
| 19 years | 137,062 miles |
| 20 years | 130,199 miles |
Check a particular Toledo
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
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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.