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MOT reliability

Seat Arosa s tdi

31 vehicles · 38 completed MOT tests analysed
68%
MOT pass rate

Based on 31 Seat Arosa s tdi vehicles and 38 completed MOT tests, the Seat Arosa s tdi has an overall 68% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 116,719 miles.

31
Vehicles
38
MOT tests
9,011
Avg miles / year
0.4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Seat Arosa s tdi problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Seat Arosa s tdi MOT tests:

  • Other114%
  • Brakes7%

Seat Arosa s tdi pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
42100%
5560%
62100%
72100%
8367%

Fuel types: Diesel (31)

Most common Seat Arosa s tdi MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Seat Arosa s tdi MOT tests:

  1. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d) (2 times)
  2. Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g) (1 times)
  3. Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (1 times)
  4. Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  5. Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (1 times)
  6. Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  7. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  8. Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  9. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  10. Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8) (1 times)
  11. brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h) (1 times)
  12. Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  13. Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  14. offside front / nearside front tyres worn on edges (1 times)
  15. offside rear service brake slight low effort (1 times)

Seat Arosa s tdi pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2001 3 14 79% 66,860

Seat Arosa s tdi reliability FAQ

Across 31 Seat Arosa s tdi vehicles in our MOT data, 68% pass the MOT (a 32% failure rate), with about 0.4 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Seat Arosa s tdi MOT issues are: Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d); Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g); Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i).

The typical Seat Arosa s tdi in our data has covered around 116,719 miles.

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