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SEAT MOT Pass Rates

MOT failure rates for all SEAT models based on 5,790,550 real MOT test results.

68.4%
Overall Pass Rate
5,790,550
Total Tests
307
Models

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

SEAT Models by Pass Rate

18 model families from 183 variants. Click a row to expand variants.

Model Family ▲▼Pass Rate ▲▼Total Tests ▼Variants
▶IbizaHigh Fail Rate64.9%2,325,29443
▶Leon72.2%1,901,60648
▶AlhambraHigh Fail Rate61.7%380,3477
▶Altea66.7%328,05821
▶Ateca89.0%158,06117
▶ArosaHigh Fail Rate58.6%139,0472
▶ToledoHigh Fail Rate62.7%136,5809
▶Arona87.2%133,49714
▶Mii80.9%119,6472
▶Exeo74.4%68,5473
▶CordobaHigh Fail Rate47.1%36,3082
▶IncaHigh Fail Rate42.2%30,4873
▶Tarraco85.8%19,1604
▶Taracco87.9%2,7024
UnclassifiedHigh Fail Rate58.4%2,129—
MarbellaHigh Fail Rate52.5%1,153—
TerraHigh Fail Rate45.1%483—
CupraHigh Fail Rate64.6%223—

Insufficient Data (<100 tests)

These models had fewer than 100 tests in our database — pass rates may not be statistically reliable.

Model Pass Rate Tests
Ateca Xperience Tdi 4drive S-a 100.0% 50
Tarraco Fr Sport Tdi S-a 98.4% 63
Ateca Fr Black Edition Tdi S-a 97.6% 84
Ateca Xperience Lux Tdi S-a 97.5% 81
Ateca Xcellence Lux Tdi 4d Sa 97.5% 80
Ateca Fr Black Edition 96.8% 31
Ateca Xperience Lux Tsi 4d Sa 95.5% 89
Altea Xl S 93.9% 33
Tarraco Fr Tsi 4drive S-a 93.8% 96
Ateca Fr Black Ed Tdi 4d S-a 93.2% 59
Tarraco Fr Sport Tsi 4drive Sa 92.6% 81
Tarraco Fr Sport Tsi Evo 91.9% 86
Toledo S Tdi S-a 91.7% 48
Arona Xperience Ecotsi 91.0% 67
Arona Fr Red Edition Tsi S-a 90.9% 44
Leon Se Cr Tdi S-a 90.7% 43
Exeo S Cr 90.6% 32
Leon Fr Plus Cr Tdi S-a 90.0% 40
Tarraco Fr Tsi Evo 89.1% 46
Arona Xperience Lux Ecotsi 89.1% 64
Leon Xcellence Tsi Evo 89.1% 46
Leon Fr Tsi S-a 89.0% 73
Ateca Cup Ltd Ed Akr Tsi 4d Sa 88.9% 36
Leon St 88.9% 90
Leon S Tdi 104 88.6% 44
Tarraco Fr Sport Tdi 4drive Sa 88.4% 69
Leon S Copa 88.4% 86
Ibiza S Ac Cr 87.9% 33
Ateca Xperience 87.7% 57
Leon Tsi Fr 87.3% 55
Ateca Xperience Lux 87.0% 54
Altea Emocion 86.7% 30
Altea Fr 86.6% 67
Leon Se Dynamic Etsi S-a 86.5% 52
Altea Se Cr 86.3% 51
Ibiza Sport 104 86.0% 86
Leon Fr Sport Tdi S-a 85.7% 77
Altea Xl Reference 85.7% 42
Leon S Emocion Cr 85.3% 95
Altea S Tdi 89 85.0% 40
Leon Sport 102 84.5% 58
Exeo Sport Tech Tdi Cr 84.4% 64
Exeo Sport 84.4% 32
Leon Fr Sport Etsi S-a 84.1% 63
Toledo Ecomotive Se Tdi Cr 83.1% 77
Leon Xcellence Lux Etsi S-a 82.9% 35
Leon Fr Technology 82.9% 35
Ibiza Sport Cr 82.7% 52
Exeo Sport Tech Cr Tdi Cvt 82.6% 69
Tarraco Se Tsi Evo S-a 82.4% 68
Ibiza Cupra Tsi S-a 82.3% 62
Ibiza S Ac 82.1% 95
Leon Fr First Edition Phev S-a 82.1% 39
Leon Ecomotive S 81.8% 55
Leon Cr Fr Tdi S-a 81.5% 65
Ateca Xperience Tsi 4drive S-a 81.1% 53
Leon Tfsi Fr 200 Auto 81.1% 90
Altea Xl Se Tdi S-a 80.9% 47
Ibiza Se S-a 80.6% 31
Altea Xl Stylance Tdi140a 79.7% 64
Exeo Sport Cr Tdi 141 79.4% 34
Ibiza Sport Tsi S-a 79.3% 82
Toledo Se Tdi Cr 79.3% 58
Leon Ecomotive Se 79.1% 43
Leon Essence 78.8% 66
Ibiza Cupra Bnegra Tsi Sa 78.8% 33
Ibiza Sport Black 78.3% 46
Altea Freetrack Tdi 4wd 77.8% 36
Leon Reference Sport 77.5% 80
Exeo Se Tech Tdi Cr 77.2% 57
Leon Sport Tdi 105 76.7% 73
Altea S 76.3% 80
Ibiza S A/c Tdi Cr 76.3% 97
Leon Tsi Fr Auto 76.2% 63
Altea Se Tdi 140 75.3% 73
Exeo Sport Tech Cr Tdi141 75.0% 88
Ibiza Stylance Auto 75.0% 72
Alhambra Stylance 75.0% 44
Altea Xl Stylance Tdi A 73.9% 46
Leon S Cr Tdi Ecomotive 73.6% 53
Alhambra Se Tdi Auto 73.3% 30
Ibiza Freerider 71.7% 53
Leon Cupra R 71.4% 56
Ibiza Reference Sport 71.1% 76
Ibeza 70.6% 85
Leon Cupra T Fsi 240 70.2% 47
. 68.8% 32
Alhambra Se 68.5% 73
Ibiza Dab 68.2% 85
Arosa 1.4 Mpi 66.7% 30
Alter 66.2% 65
Altea Xl Stylance Tdi 170 64.4% 59
Ibza 63.1% 65
Altea Sport Fsi 62.7% 59
Cordoba Vario Se 60.6% 33
Saloon 60.4% 48
Ibiza 1.9 57.9% 38
S 57.1% 42
Seat 56.4% 39
Cordoba Tdi S Vario 53.3% 90
Ibiza Cupra 52.5% 80
Ibiza Estilo 50.8% 65
Vario 48.2% 83
Alhambra S 46.8% 47
Cordoba 16v 45.5% 44
Toledo Se 20v 44.7% 47
Alhambra 2.0 39.8% 93
Toledo S 20v 39.6% 48
Ibiza 1.9d 39.6% 48
Ibiza.cool/s 39.4% 99
Ibiza Special 38.2% 34
Alahambra 38.2% 34
Ibiza Cl 37.7% 69
Ibiza.cool/ 37.5% 40
Cordoba Clx 37.3% 51
Cordoba Sxe 35.9% 39
Ibiza 1.4 Fresca 34.5% 55
Cordoba Cls 34.0% 50
Cordoba Vario 32.4% 34
Ibiza Gti Cupra 32.4% 74
Ibiza Glxi 30.0% 40
Cordoba Sx 29.3% 41
Toledo Sxe 26.9% 67
Ibiza 1.0 Mpi 25.0% 56

About SEAT MOT Data

SEAT had 5,790,550 MOT tests on record with an overall pass rate of 68.4%. The most reliable SEAT model is the Arona Xperience Ecotsi S-a (95.9% pass rate) and the least reliable is the Inca Diesel (33.0% pass rate).

Related Makes

Royal Enfield 89.1% Saab 62.5% Sinnis 67.6% Skoda 72.1% Smart 67.5% Smart (mcc) 69.6%

See how SEAT compares to other manufacturers in our overall reliability rankings.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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