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Seat Arona vs Seat Tarraco xperience tdi 4d 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 Tarraco xperience tdi 4d s-a
100%
MOT pass rate · 13 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Seat Arona (87%) and Seat Tarraco xperience tdi 4d s-a (100%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Seat Arona Seat Tarraco xperience tdi 4d s-a
MOT pass rate 87% 100% ✓
MOT failure rate 13% 0% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.2 0.7 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 6% 0% ✓
Average mileage 43,681 mi 40,664 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 42,906 13

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 Tarraco xperience tdi 4d s-a

  1. Nearside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  2. Offside Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  3. Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling slightly deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  5. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Seat Arona (87%) and Seat Tarraco xperience tdi 4d s-a (100%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Seat Arona report Full Seat Tarraco xperience tdi 4d 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.