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Seat Ibiza vs Seat Leoin: reliability comparison

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

Seat Ibiza
74%
MOT pass rate · 340,383 vehicles
Seat Leoin
88%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Seat Ibiza (74%) and Seat Leoin (88%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Seat Ibiza Seat Leoin
MOT pass rate 74% 88%
MOT failure rate 26% 12%
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 1.1
Dangerous-fault share 3% 29%
Average mileage 87,641 mi 131,267 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 340,383 1

Most common faults

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)

Seat Leoin

  1. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
  2. Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened ALL ROUND (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  3. Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
  4. Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))
  5. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))
  6. Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Seat Ibiza (74%) and Seat Leoin (88%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Seat Ibiza report Full Seat Leoin 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.