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Seat Arona vs Seat Ateca xperience lux tdi: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Seat Arona
87%
MOT pass rate · 42,906 vehicles
Seat Ateca xperience lux tdi
91%
MOT pass rate · 110 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Seat Arona (87%) and Seat Ateca xperience lux tdi (91%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Seat Arona Seat Ateca xperience lux tdi
MOT pass rate 87% 91% ✓
MOT failure rate 13% 9% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.2 ✓ 1.3
Dangerous-fault share 6% 3% ✓
Average mileage 43,681 mi 42,841 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 42,906 110

Most common faults

Seat Arona

  1. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  2. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  3. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Seat Ateca xperience lux tdi

  1. Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
  2. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  3. Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  6. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Seat Arona (87%) and Seat Ateca xperience lux tdi (91%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Seat Arona report Full Seat Ateca xperience lux tdi report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.