SEAT MOT pass rates by model

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a class-4 SEAT in Great Britain in 2025 — 561,947 tests. How they age, and how each model compares, computed by SortedCars from the official DVSA record of every test.

SEAT pass rate 2025
74.0%
1.7 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); covers all SEAT class-4 vehicles; unadjusted for fleet age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
561,947
first tests, 2025
Models tracked
10
with 2,000+ tests in 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
7.7%
of SEAT first tests; national 7.3%

How many SEAT cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 692,329 SEAT cars that were taxed or on SORN: 648,003 taxed and 44,326 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper), so 93.6% of them were taxed. DVLA lists 16 named SEAT car models, counted across the whole United Kingdom. A further 373 taxed SEAT cars are on the register with no model name recorded; they are in the totals here and under no model below. These are counts of cars, not tests, and cars only: vans, pickups and motorhomes are recorded as goods vehicles or motor caravans in the licensing data and are not in these figures. The model table below carries the count for each model DVLA records under a name of its own.

Still taxed, end of 2025
648,003
93.6% of the 692,329 SEAT cars taxed or on SORN
On SORN, end of 2025
44,326
declared off the road by their keepers — 6.4% of that total

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only; the make totals include cars recorded with no model name, the model figures exclude them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How SEAT cars age

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, SEAT vs all cars, 2025.

SEATAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)SEAT, vehicle age 3: 89.2%SEAT, vehicle age 4: 87.8%SEAT, vehicle age 5: 85.9%SEAT, vehicle age 6: 82.3%SEAT, vehicle age 7: 78.1%SEAT, vehicle age 8: 77.6%SEAT, vehicle age 9: 73.7%SEAT, vehicle age 10: 71%SEAT, vehicle age 11: 69.3%SEAT, vehicle age 12: 64.8%SEAT, vehicle age 13: 62.6%SEAT, vehicle age 14: 59.4%SEAT, vehicle age 15: 57.9%SEAT, vehicle age 16: 55.3%SEAT, vehicle age 17: 54.1%SEAT, vehicle age 18: 54.2%SEAT, vehicle age 19: 52.9%SEAT, vehicle age 20: 54.9%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%SEAT 54.9%
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Age (years)SEAT testsSEAT pass rateAll cars
322,02589.2%88.5%
441,99887.8%87.2%
543,88385.9%86.0%
665,88082.3%83.5%
759,78478.1%80.9%
851,96077.6%78.2%
942,45273.7%74.9%
1040,39671.0%71.9%
1143,58569.3%68.6%
1234,47264.8%65.8%
1326,35562.6%63.5%
1422,19559.4%61.2%
1517,01257.9%59.3%
1613,85055.3%58.3%
1710,01454.1%57.2%
188,18354.2%57.4%
195,26352.9%57.0%
203,17154.9%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

SEAT's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: SEAT beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

SEAT aheadSEAT behind
-6-3+0+3+6Age 3: +0.7 points vs the average car3Age 4: +0.6 points vs the average carAge 5: -0.1 points vs the average car5Age 6: -1.2 points vs the average carAge 7: -2.8 points vs the average car7Age 8: -0.6 points vs the average carAge 9: -1.2 points vs the average car9Age 10: -0.9 points vs the average carAge 11: +0.7 points vs the average car11Age 12: -1.0 points vs the average carAge 13: -0.9 points vs the average car13Age 14: -1.8 points vs the average carAge 15: -1.4 points vs the average car15Age 16: -3.0 points vs the average carAge 17: -3.1 points vs the average car17Age 18: -3.2 points vs the average carAge 19: -4.1 points vs the average car19Age 20: -2.7 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+0.7
4+0.6
5-0.1
6-1.2
7-2.8
8-0.6
9-1.2
10-0.9
11+0.7
12-1.0
13-0.9
14-1.8
15-1.4
16-3.0
17-3.1
18-3.2
19-4.1
20-2.7

The SEAT fleet on the road, by age

How many SEAT cars of each age took a first MOT in 2025 — the shape of the SEAT fleet still in use.

017k35k52k70kAge 3: 22k3Age 4: 41kAge 5: 43k5Age 6: 65kAge 7: 59k7Age 8: 51kAge 9: 42k9Age 10: 40kAge 11: 43k11Age 12: 34kAge 13: 26k13Age 14: 22kAge 15: 17k15Age 16: 13kAge 17: 10k17Age 18: 8kAge 19: 5k19Age 20: 3k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
322,025
441,998
543,883
665,880
759,784
851,960
942,452
1040,396
1143,585
1234,472
1326,355
1422,195
1517,012
1613,850
1710,014
188,183
195,263
203,171

What a SEAT fails on

Where the failure items land when a SEAT fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Every make has a signature — this is SEAT's.

Suspension22.0%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment18.9%
Brakes16.7%
Tyres15.8%
Visibility7.9%
Noise, emissions and leaks6.0%
Body, chassis, structure5.2%
Steering4.4%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.0% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" on a SEAT, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 32.6% of advisories32.6%Suspension: 26.5% of advisories26.5%Brakes: 24.2% of advisories24.2%Non-component advisories: 6.4% of advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaks: 3.0% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 2.7% of advisories
TyresSuspensionBrakesNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structure
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres32.6%
Suspension26.5%
Brakes24.2%
Non-component advisories6.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks3.0%
Body, chassis, structure2.7%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid SEAT?

First-time pass rate for the four most-tested fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 74.9% of 404,205 tests74.9%Petrol404,205 testsDiesel: 70.9% of 150,771 tests70.9%Diesel150,771 testsHybrid electric: 88.0% of 5,588 tests88.0%Hybrid5,588 testsElectric: 87.3% of 1,369 tests87.3%Electric1,369 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol404,20574.9%
Diesel150,77170.9%
Hybrid electric5,58888.0%
Electric1,36987.3%

What mileage is normal for a SEAT?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, all SEAT class-4 vehicles, 2025. The line is the typical (median) SEAT; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical SEAT (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 23,750 miles (middle half 16,250–33,750)Age 4: typical 31,250 miles (middle half 23,750–41,250)Age 5: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 28,750–48,750)Age 6: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 33,750–58,750)Age 7: typical 53,750 miles (middle half 41,250–68,750)Age 8: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 48,750–81,250)Age 9: typical 71,250 miles (middle half 53,750–91,250)Age 10: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 58,750–98,750)Age 11: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 66,250–108,750)Age 12: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 71,250–113,750)Age 13: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 76,250–121,250)Age 14: typical 103,750 miles (middle half 83,750–128,750)Age 15: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 86,250–133,750)Age 16: typical 111,250 miles (middle half 86,250–133,750)Age 17: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 91,250–138,750)Age 18: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 93,750–143,750)Age 19: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 88,750–143,750)Age 20: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 88,750–148,750)118k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
316,25023,75033,750
423,75031,25041,250
528,75038,75048,750
633,75046,25058,750
741,25053,75068,750
848,75063,75081,250
953,75071,25091,250
1058,75078,75098,750
1166,25086,250108,750
1271,25091,250113,750
1376,25098,750121,250
1483,750103,750128,750
1586,250108,750133,750
1686,250111,250133,750
1791,250113,750138,750
1893,750118,750143,750
1988,750116,250143,750
2088,750118,750148,750

Every SEAT model in the data

First-time pass rate per model, 2025. Every model with at least 2,000 tests is listed — all 10 of them, ordered by number of tests; models with 5,000+ tests link to their own page. All trims and variants are grouped under one model name. Pass rates are unadjusted for age: models with older fleets sit lower. The last three columns are the number of that model on DVLA's register at the end of 2025 — taxed, on SORN, and the taxed share — from the licensing statistics rather than the MOT record. They are left blank for vans, pickups and car-and-van models, which the licensing data counts as goods vehicles rather than cars, and for models DVLA does not record under a name of their own. DVLA's model groupings do not always draw the line where the MOT grouping does; each model page says what its count covers.

Model Tests 2025Pass rate Taxed, end 2025SORN, end 2025 Taxed share
Ibiza190,09666.0%215,02216,19893.0%
Leon183,71475.8%197,21115,45992.7%
Arona57,24384.2%81,75336299.6%
Ateca52,17787.9%74,13229999.6%
Alhambra25,94974.5%24,2493,55587.2%
Mii18,63875.9%18,19925398.6%
Altea12,31859.1%12,0242,36883.5%
Tarraco10,12284.8%13,1094299.7%
Toledo5,31268.0%5,4442,20471.2%
Exeo4,29262.0%4,92976086.6%

SEAT models ranked by pass rate

All nine grouped SEAT car models with 5,000 or more first tests in 2025, highest first-time pass rate first — the full field at that floor. Pass rates are unadjusted for fleet age — a model whose fleet runs older sits lower for that reason alone. Neighbouring rows can be effectively level, and models sharing a published rate share a rank.

RankModelTests 2025Pass rate
1SEAT Ateca52,17787.9%
2SEAT Tarraco10,12284.8%
3SEAT Arona57,24384.2%
4SEAT Mii18,63875.9%
5SEAT Leon183,71475.8%
6SEAT Alhambra25,94974.5%
7SEAT Toledo5,31268.0%
8SEAT Ibiza190,09666.0%
9SEAT Altea12,31859.1%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.