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MOT reliability

Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe

756 vehicles · 1,651 completed MOT tests analysed
65%
MOT pass rate

Based on 756 Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe vehicles and 1,651 completed MOT tests, the Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe has an overall 65% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 90,408 miles.

756
Vehicles
1,651
MOT tests
8,120
Avg miles / year
2.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe MOT tests:

  • Other101%
  • Steering10%
  • Seatbelts & equipment6%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Brakes4%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension1%
  • Visibility0%
  • Body & structure0%

Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe pass rate by age

How the Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
63100%
75383%
823171%
947368%
1044161%
1133058%
1210757%
13956%
14250%

Fuel types: Petrol (752), Diesel (2), Other (2)

Most common Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe MOT tests:

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (87 times)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (69 times)
  3. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (68 times)
  4. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (66 times)
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (66 times)
  6. Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (65 times)
  7. Nearside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c) (62 times)
  8. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (55 times)
  9. Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (54 times)
  10. Offside Front Macpherson strut has slight movement at the upper attachment (2.5.A.1c) (54 times)
  11. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (44 times)
  12. Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (43 times)
  13. Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (43 times)
  14. Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (41 times)
  15. Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c) (38 times)

Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1999 12 57 70% 85,377
1998 116 560 67% 85,663
1997 199 979 63% 93,887
1996 12 53 62% 88,571

Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe reliability FAQ

Across 756 Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe vehicles in our MOT data, 65% pass the MOT (a 35% failure rate), with about 2.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2).

The typical Seat Ibiza 1.4 sxe in our data has covered around 90,408 miles.

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