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Seat Ibiza vs Seat Toledo se tdi: reliability comparison

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

Seat Ibiza
74%
MOT pass rate · 340,383 vehicles
More reliable
Seat Toledo se tdi
71%
MOT pass rate · 648 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Seat Ibiza is the more reliable of the two — 74% pass first time versus 71%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Seat Ibiza Seat Toledo se tdi
MOT pass rate 74% 71%
MOT failure rate 26% 29%
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 0.5
Dangerous-fault share 3% 0%
Average mileage 87,641 mi 169,250 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 340,383 648

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 Toledo se tdi

  1. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Oil leak
  3. Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)
  4. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
  5. Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
  6. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate, the Seat Ibiza is the more reliable of the two — 74% pass first time versus 71%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Seat Ibiza report Full Seat Toledo se tdi 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.