MOT reliability

Seat Altea tdi 5 door

Q: Is the Seat Altea tdi 5 door reliable?

Across 1 Seat Altea tdi 5 door vehicles in our MOT data, 67% pass the MOT (a 33% failure rate), with about 2.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

1 vehicles · 9 completed MOT tests analysed

67%

MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Seat Altea tdi 5 door vehicles and 9 completed MOT tests, the Seat Altea tdi 5 door has an overall 67% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 145,180 miles.

Vehicles

MOT tests

6,511

Avg miles / year

2.3

Faults per test

Dangerous-fault share

Seat Altea tdi 5 door problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Seat Altea tdi 5 door MOT tests:

Other86%
Identification & plates14%
Lamps & electrical5%
Body & structure5%

Seat Altea tdi 5 door pass rate by age

Age (years)	Tests	Pass rate
10	1	100%
11	1	100%
12	2	50%
13	3	67%
14	2	50%

Fuel types: Diesel (1)

Most common Seat Altea tdi 5 door MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Seat Altea tdi 5 door MOT tests:

Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2) (2 times)
Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened outer face (3.5.1i) (2 times)
plastic under trays fitted (2 times)
Offside Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b)) (2 times)
front bottom fog lights inop (2 times)
under trays + sill outer mouldings fitted masking view (2 times)
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g) (1 times)
offside front service brake slow on application (1 times)
Offside Rear Rear position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (1 times)
Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (1 times)
Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d) (1 times)
Front Direction indicator slightly discoloured Offside & nearside . (4.4.3 (a)) (1 times)
Front Fog lamps inoperative . (1 times)
Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b)) (1 times)
Offside Front tyre inner band worn . (1 times)

Seat Altea tdi 5 door pass rate by registration year

Year	Vehicles	Tests	Pass rate	Avg mileage
2005	1	9	67%	145,180

Seat Altea tdi 5 door reliability FAQ

Across 1 Seat Altea tdi 5 door vehicles in our MOT data, 67% pass the MOT (a 33% failure rate), with about 2.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Seat Altea tdi 5 door MOT issues are: Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (2.4.G.2); Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened outer face (3.5.1i); plastic under trays fitted.

The typical Seat Altea tdi 5 door in our data has covered around 145,180 miles.

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