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Seat Arona vs Seat Van: 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 Van
69%
MOT pass rate · 4 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Seat Arona (87%) and Seat Van (69%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Seat Arona Seat Van
MOT pass rate 87% ✓ 69%
MOT failure rate 13% ✓ 31%
Faults & advisories per test 1.2 ✓ 2.2
Dangerous-fault share 6% 0% ✓
Average mileage 43,681 mi 113,489 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 42,906 4

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 Van

  1. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
  3. Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  6. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Seat Arona (87%) and Seat Van (69%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Seat Arona report Full Seat Van 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.