SEAT Ibiza MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a SEAT Ibiza in Great Britain in 2025 — 190,096 tests. Figures cover every Ibiza first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Ibiza ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
66.0%
6.3 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
190,096
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
9.1%
of Ibiza first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
71,250
middle half: 53,750–88,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many SEAT Ibiza cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 231,220 SEAT Ibiza cars that were taxed or on SORN: 215,022 taxed and 16,198 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. SEAT Ibiza vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
215,022
93.0% of the 231,220 Ibiza cars taxed or on SORN; 201 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
16,198
declared off the road by their keepers — 7.0% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Ibiza cars peaked at 220,536 at the end of 2019 and has since fallen by 5,514 (2.5%) to 215,022 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 4,471 at the end of 2014 to 16,198 at the end of 2025, up 262.3%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Ibiza cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

050k100k150k200k250k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Ibiza cars, year 2014: 190kTaxed Ibiza cars, year 2015: 201kTaxed Ibiza cars, year 2016: 211kTaxed Ibiza cars, year 2017: 217kTaxed Ibiza cars, year 2018: 218kTaxed Ibiza cars, year 2019: 221kTaxed Ibiza cars, year 2020: 217kTaxed Ibiza cars, year 2021: 217kTaxed Ibiza cars, year 2022: 214kTaxed Ibiza cars, year 2023: 213kTaxed Ibiza cars, year 2024: 215kTaxed Ibiza cars, year 2025: 215k215k
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YearTaxed Ibiza cars
2014190,352
2015200,717
2016211,383
2017217,115
2018218,280
2019220,536
2020217,423
2021217,249
2022214,251
2023213,362
2024214,854
2025215,022

Ibiza cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

05k10k15k20k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Ibiza cars on SORN, year 2014: 4kIbiza cars on SORN, year 2015: 6kIbiza cars on SORN, year 2016: 8kIbiza cars on SORN, year 2017: 9kIbiza cars on SORN, year 2018: 10kIbiza cars on SORN, year 2019: 11kIbiza cars on SORN, year 2020: 12kIbiza cars on SORN, year 2021: 13kIbiza cars on SORN, year 2022: 13kIbiza cars on SORN, year 2023: 14kIbiza cars on SORN, year 2024: 15kIbiza cars on SORN, year 2025: 16k16k
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YearIbiza cars on SORN
20144,471
20156,015
20167,696
20178,750
20189,645
201910,869
202012,340
202112,583
202212,874
202313,917
202414,912
202516,198

Which model years survive

Taxed Ibiza cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 215,022 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Ibiza cars
202510,3524.8%
202411,0845.2%
20238,1073.8%
20224,9872.3%
20218,3173.9%
20207,9853.7%
201912,8466.0%
201812,6535.9%
201715,5917.3%
201618,2698.5%
201517,8938.3%
201419,0638.9%
201315,6027.3%
201212,6025.9%
201112,4815.8%
20108,9874.2%
20097,0643.3%
20083,9521.8%
20072,6501.2%
All other build years (20 years, each under 1%)4,5372.1%

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, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name IBIZA under this model. 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 the Ibiza ages

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

SEAT IbizaAll cars
40%50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 3: 88.2%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 4: 87.5%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 5: 85.8%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 6: 82.5%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 7: 72.3%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 8: 70.8%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 9: 66.5%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 10: 63.3%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 11: 61.4%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 12: 59.1%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 13: 59.1%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 14: 56.8%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 15: 55.5%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 16: 53.1%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 17: 49.1%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 18: 49%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 19: 50%SEAT Ibiza, vehicle age 20: 50.9%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 Ibiza 50.9%
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Age (years)Ibiza testsIbiza pass rateAll cars
35,29788.2%88.5%
48,47387.5%87.2%
58,13085.8%86.0%
613,05782.5%83.5%
712,95172.3%80.9%
815,70670.8%78.2%
918,11666.5%74.9%
1017,74663.3%71.9%
1119,00661.4%68.6%
1215,85259.1%65.8%
1312,75159.1%63.5%
1412,71556.8%61.2%
159,39355.5%59.3%
167,64453.1%58.3%
174,45149.1%57.2%
183,00349.0%57.4%
192,03950.0%57.0%
201,10250.9%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

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

Ibiza aheadIbiza behind
-10-5+0+5+10Age 3: -0.3 points vs the average car3Age 4: +0.3 points vs the average carAge 5: -0.2 points vs the average car5Age 6: -1.0 points vs the average carAge 7: -8.6 points vs the average car7Age 8: -7.4 points vs the average carAge 9: -8.4 points vs the average car9Age 10: -8.6 points vs the average carAge 11: -7.2 points vs the average car11Age 12: -6.7 points vs the average carAge 13: -4.4 points vs the average car13Age 14: -4.4 points vs the average carAge 15: -3.8 points vs the average car15Age 16: -5.2 points vs the average carAge 17: -8.1 points vs the average car17Age 18: -8.4 points vs the average carAge 19: -7.0 points vs the average car19Age 20: -6.7 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3-0.3
4+0.3
5-0.2
6-1.0
7-8.6
8-7.4
9-8.4
10-8.6
11-7.2
12-6.7
13-4.4
14-4.4
15-3.8
16-5.2
17-8.1
18-8.4
19-7.0
20-6.7

The Ibiza fleet on the road, by age

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

05k10k15k20kAge 3: 5k3Age 4: 8kAge 5: 8k5Age 6: 13kAge 7: 12k7Age 8: 15kAge 9: 18k9Age 10: 17kAge 11: 19k11Age 12: 15kAge 13: 12k13Age 14: 12kAge 15: 9k15Age 16: 7kAge 17: 4k17Age 18: 3kAge 19: 2k19Age 20: 1k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
35,297
48,473
58,130
613,057
712,951
815,706
918,116
1017,746
1119,006
1215,852
1312,751
1412,715
159,393
167,644
174,451
183,003
192,039
201,102

What an Ibiza fails on

Where the failure items land when an Ibiza fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Suspension22.4%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment20.1%
Brakes16.8%
Tyres13.0%
Visibility7.9%
Steering5.9%
Noise, emissions and leaks5.9%
Body, chassis, structure5.6%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.6% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

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

Tyres: 31.0% of advisories31.0%Suspension: 26.1% of advisories26.1%Brakes: 22.1% of advisories22.1%Non-component advisories: 7.0% of advisories7.0%Noise, emissions and leaks: 4.1% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 4.0% of advisories
TyresSuspensionBrakesNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksBody, chassis, structure
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres31.0%
Suspension26.1%
Brakes22.1%
Non-component advisories7.0%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.1%
Body, chassis, structure4.0%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Ibiza?

First-time pass rate for the two most-tested Ibiza 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: 66.8% of 174,113 tests66.8%Petrol174,113 testsDiesel: 57.5% of 15,980 tests57.5%Diesel15,980 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol174,11366.8%
Diesel15,98057.5%

What mileage is normal for an Ibiza?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Ibiza; 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 Ibiza (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 21,250 miles (middle half 16,250–31,250)Age 4: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 21,250–38,750)Age 5: typical 36,250 miles (middle half 26,250–48,750)Age 6: typical 41,250 miles (middle half 31,250–53,750)Age 7: typical 51,250 miles (middle half 38,750–63,750)Age 8: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 43,750–71,250)Age 9: typical 63,750 miles (middle half 48,750–81,250)Age 10: typical 71,250 miles (middle half 53,750–88,750)Age 11: typical 78,750 miles (middle half 61,250–96,250)Age 12: typical 86,250 miles (middle half 68,750–106,250)Age 13: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 71,250–111,250)Age 14: typical 96,250 miles (middle half 76,250–116,250)Age 15: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 78,750–121,250)Age 16: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 81,250–123,750)Age 17: typical 103,750 miles (middle half 81,250–123,750)Age 18: typical 101,250 miles (middle half 78,750–123,750)Age 19: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 76,250–123,750)Age 20: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 71,250–123,750)98k mi

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

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
316,25021,25031,250
421,25028,75038,750
526,25036,25048,750
631,25041,25053,750
738,75051,25063,750
843,75056,25071,250
948,75063,75081,250
1053,75071,25088,750
1161,25078,75096,250
1268,75086,250106,250
1371,25091,250111,250
1476,25096,250116,250
1578,750101,250121,250
1681,250101,250123,750
1781,250103,750123,750
1878,750101,250123,750
1976,25098,750123,750
2071,25098,750123,750

What fails at each age

The Ibiza's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresBrakesVisibilityLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentSeat belts and supplementary restraint systemsSuspensionSteeringBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres44.1%
3-5 yrsBrakes23.1%
3-5 yrsVisibility9.3%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6.1%
3-5 yrsSeat belts and supplementary restraint systems5.2%
3-5 yrsEverything else12.2%
6-9 yrsSuspension24.6%
6-9 yrsTyres19.5%
6-9 yrsBrakes15.2%
6-9 yrsSteering13.8%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8.3%
6-9 yrsEverything else18.6%
10-13 yrsSuspension26.3%
10-13 yrsBrakes20.4%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment17.0%
10-13 yrsTyres13.2%
10-13 yrsVisibility6.5%
10-13 yrsEverything else16.6%
14+ yrsSuspension25.0%
14+ yrsBrakes17.7%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment17.7%
14+ yrsTyres9.6%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure8.9%
14+ yrsEverything else21.1%

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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.