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Seat Arona vs Seat Leon xcellence phev 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 xcellence phev s-a
89%
MOT pass rate · 401 vehicles
More reliable
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Seat Leon xcellence phev s-a is the more reliable of the two — 89% pass first time versus 87%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Seat Arona Seat Leon xcellence phev s-a
MOT pass rate 87% 89% ✓
MOT failure rate 13% 11% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.2 0.9 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 6% ✓ 9%
Average mileage 43,681 mi 46,102 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 42,906 401

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 xcellence phev s-a

  1. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  4. Nearside Rear 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. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Seat Leon xcellence phev s-a is the more reliable of the two — 89% pass first time versus 87%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Seat Arona report Full Seat Leon xcellence phev 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.