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MOT reliability

Seat Leon tdi s

375 vehicles · 1,024 completed MOT tests analysed
73%
MOT pass rate

Based on 375 Seat Leon tdi s vehicles and 1,024 completed MOT tests, the Seat Leon tdi s has an overall 73% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 165,799 miles.

375
Vehicles
1,024
MOT tests
11,317
Avg miles / year
0.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Seat Leon tdi s problem areas

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

  • Other134%
  • Emissions & nuisance3%
  • Brakes3%
  • Steering2%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%

Seat Leon tdi s pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
21100%
3978%
42576%
52785%
62979%
72669%
81258%
92100%
10250%
151100%

Fuel types: Diesel (329), Petrol (45), Gas Bi-Fuel (1)

Most common Seat Leon tdi s MOT faults

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

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (6 times)
  2. Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) (5 times)
  3. Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f) (4 times)
  4. Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (3 times)
  5. brake disc slightly pitted (3.5.1h) (3 times)
  6. Nearside Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (3 times)
  7. Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (3 times)
  8. Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (3 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (3 times)
  10. Offside Front coil spring incomplete (2.4.C.1a) (3 times)
  11. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3 times)
  12. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3 times)
  13. Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f) (3 times)
  14. advise center seat belt stork incomplete (2 times)
  15. advise rear number plate damaged (2 times)

Seat Leon tdi s pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2005 1 3 67% 59,303
2004 2 6 83% 86,017
2003 5 17 76% 72,014
2002 6 24 79% 81,178
2001 14 68 75% 122,973
2000 4 16 75% 106,108

Seat Leon tdi s reliability FAQ

Across 375 Seat Leon tdi s vehicles in our MOT data, 73% pass the MOT (a 27% failure rate), with about 0.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Seat Leon tdi s MOT issues are: Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f); Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f).

The typical Seat Leon tdi s in our data has covered around 165,799 miles.

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