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Seat Copa vs Seat Leon: reliability comparison

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

Seat Copa
79%
MOT pass rate · 2 vehicles
Seat Leon
78%
MOT pass rate · 262,792 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Seat Copa (79%) 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 Copa Seat Leon
MOT pass rate 79% ✓ 78%
MOT failure rate 21% ✓ 22%
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 1.8 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 2% ✓ 3%
Average mileage 117,429 mi 103,954 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 2 262,792

Most common faults

Seat Copa

  1. Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b))
  2. Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))
  3. Handbrake lever has long travel
  4. Nearside Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))
  5. parking brake lever travel getting long
  6. Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

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 Copa (79%) and Seat Leon (78%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Seat Copa 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.