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MOT reliability

Seat Cordoba se

389 vehicles · 728 completed MOT tests analysed
62%
MOT pass rate

Based on 389 Seat Cordoba se vehicles and 728 completed MOT tests, the Seat Cordoba se has an overall 62% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 97,631 miles.

389
Vehicles
728
MOT tests
8,169
Avg miles / year
2.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Seat Cordoba se problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Seat Cordoba se MOT tests:

  • Other103%
  • Steering9%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment5%
  • Brakes2%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension1%
  • Body & structure0%

Seat Cordoba se pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
61100%
73060%
812267%
920864%
1018761%
1112957%
124052%

Fuel types: Petrol (305), Diesel (84)

Most common Seat Cordoba se MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (45 times)
  2. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (36 times)
  3. Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (33 times)
  4. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (28 times)
  5. Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c) (27 times)
  6. Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (27 times)
  7. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (27 times)
  8. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (26 times)
  9. Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c) (25 times)
  10. Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (24 times)
  11. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (22 times)
  12. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (20 times)
  13. Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (20 times)
  14. Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (19 times)
  15. Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) (19 times)

Seat Cordoba se pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1999 3 17 59% 93,454
1998 71 341 62% 90,033
1997 73 355 62% 103,009
1996 1 4 50% 85,005

Seat Cordoba se reliability FAQ

Across 389 Seat Cordoba se vehicles in our MOT data, 62% pass the MOT (a 38% failure rate), with about 2.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Seat Cordoba se MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3); Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3).

The typical Seat Cordoba se in our data has covered around 97,631 miles.

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