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Seat Exeo se tech cr vs Seat Ibiza: reliability comparison

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

Seat Exeo se tech cr
85%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Seat Ibiza
74%
MOT pass rate · 340,383 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Seat Exeo se tech cr (85%) and Seat Ibiza (74%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Seat Exeo se tech cr Seat Ibiza
MOT pass rate 85% 74%
MOT failure rate 15% 26%
Faults & advisories per test 2.1 1.9
Dangerous-fault share 4% 3%
Average mileage 168,229 mi 87,641 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 340,383

Most common faults

Seat Exeo se tech cr

  1. Exhaust corroded / rear box outer peeling
  2. Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Damage to outer wall / tyre size 225/45R17 (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  3. Front Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
  4. Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both upper arm rear bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge low and feathered on the inner edge (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Seat Ibiza

  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 Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Seat Exeo se tech cr (85%) and Seat Ibiza (74%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Seat Exeo se tech cr report Full Seat Ibiza 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.