SEAT MOT failure rates by model
SEAT cars fail 24.0% of MOT tests. Here is every SEAT model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for SEAT cars?
Across 10,215,364 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 24.0% of SEAT cars fail. That is 1.7 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The SEAT models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT Terra | 38.7% | 2,140 | Brakes |
| SEAT Marbella | 36.7% | 5,264 | Brakes |
| SEAT Inca | 36.1% | 82,386 | Brakes |
| SEAT Cordoba | 34.0% | 105,687 | Lamps & electrical |
| SEAT Arosa | 28.0% | 271,918 | Lamps & electrical |
| SEAT Toledo | 27.8% | 279,521 | Lamps & electrical |
| SEAT Alhambra | 27.4% | 714,124 | Suspension |
| SEAT Ibiza | 26.2% | 4,112,497 | Suspension |
| SEAT Altea | 25.3% | 517,514 | Suspension |
| SEAT Leon | 21.6% | 3,218,408 | Suspension |
| SEAT Exeo | 21.2% | 113,375 | Tyres |
| SEAT Mii | 16.7% | 191,154 | Lamps & electrical |
| SEAT Tarraco | 13.1% | 38,341 | Tyres |
| SEAT Arona | 12.7% | 271,368 | Tyres |
| SEAT Taracco | 12.1% | 6,423 | Tyres |
| SEAT Ateca | 10.3% | 282,511 | Tyres |
Which SEAT fails its MOT most, and which least?
The SEAT Terra has the highest failure rate at 38.7%, and the SEAT Ateca the lowest at 10.3%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
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Failure rates for other makes with a large MOT sample.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain