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Seat Arona vs Seat Leon fr etsi s-a: 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 Leon fr etsi s-a
91%
MOT pass rate · 1,922 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Seat Leon fr etsi s-a is the more reliable of the two — 91% pass first time versus 87%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Seat Arona Seat Leon fr etsi s-a
MOT pass rate 87% 91% ✓
MOT failure rate 13% 9% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.2 0.9 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 6% 5% ✓
Average mileage 43,681 mi 44,187 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 42,906 1,922

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 Leon fr etsi s-a

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

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Seat Leon fr etsi s-a is the more reliable of the two — 91% pass first time versus 87%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Seat Arona report Full Seat Leon fr etsi s-a 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.