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Seat Chill vs Seat Leon: reliability comparison

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

Seat Chill
50%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Seat Leon
78%
MOT pass rate · 262,792 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Seat Chill (50%) and Seat Leon (78%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Seat Chill Seat Leon
MOT pass rate 50% 78% ✓
MOT failure rate 50% 22% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 4.5 1.8 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 3%
Average mileage 83,772 mi 103,954 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 262,792

Most common faults

Seat Chill

  1. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
  4. Driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii))
  5. Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))
  6. Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

Seat Leon

  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. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
  6. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Seat Chill (50%) and Seat Leon (78%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Seat Chill report Full Seat Leon 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.