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MOT reliability

Seat Ateca

41,554 vehicles · 229,756 completed MOT tests analysed
90%
MOT pass rate

Based on 41,554 Seat Ateca vehicles and 229,756 completed MOT tests, the Seat Ateca has an overall 90% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 56,955 miles.

41,554
Vehicles
229,756
MOT tests
8,426
Avg miles / year
1.2
Faults per test
5%
Dangerous-fault share

Seat Ateca problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Seat Ateca MOT tests:

  • Tyres, wheels & suspension50%
  • Brakes26%
  • Other16%
  • Visibility5%
  • Lamps & electrical2%
  • Identification & plates1%
  • Emissions & nuisance1%
  • Seatbelts & equipment1%

Seat Ateca pass rate by age

How the Seat Ateca's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
113392%
22,04892%
349,05291%
443,19390%
541,84190%
638,55289%
729,41688%
817,89988%
96,94988%
1063986%

Fuel types: Petrol (28,962), Diesel (12,592)

Most common Seat Ateca MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Seat Ateca MOT tests:

  1. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (14,581 times)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (14,200 times)
  3. Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (11,526 times)
  4. Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt (7,949 times)
  5. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (7,608 times)
  6. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) (7,252 times)
  7. Offside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b)) (7,074 times)
  8. Nearside Front Shock absorbers has light misting of oil (5.3.2 (b)) (6,217 times)
  9. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (5,556 times)
  10. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (5,006 times)
  11. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (4,541 times)
  12. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (4,013 times)
  13. Offside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt (3,826 times)
  14. Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) (3,046 times)
  15. Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b)) (2,810 times)

Seat Ateca pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2026 1 1 100% 52,202
2025 7 13 85% 17,218
2024 25 36 94% 18,821
2023 1,707 2,059 90% 28,545
2022 1,357 2,371 90% 34,591
2021 1,160 3,626 87% 42,639
2020 5,217 20,757 91% 45,011
2019 10,959 55,055 91% 53,407
2018 9,178 56,531 89% 63,075
2017 9,987 74,077 89% 70,501
2016 1,955 15,434 90% 77,378

Seat Ateca reliability FAQ

Across 41,554 Seat Ateca vehicles in our MOT data, 90% pass the MOT (a 10% failure rate), with about 1.2 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Seat Ateca MOT issues are: Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)); Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)); Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)).

The typical Seat Ateca in our data has covered around 56,955 miles.

Compare the Seat Ateca

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