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Seat Leon reliability
MOT pass rates & common faults·265,068 DVSA tests·2024
Across 265,068 real DVSA MOT tests in 2024, 78% of Seat Leon cars aged 8 to 12 years pass their MOT first time, ahead of the 73% average for all cars of that age. It holds up especially well on steering and body & structure.
78%
Strong for its agepass first time (8 to 12 years)
Strong for its age · beats 58% of peers
+5.2 pts
MOT pass rate by age
4 to 7 years
102,699 tests · fleet 85%
84%
8 to 12 years
109,694 tests · fleet 73%
78%
13 years and older
52,675 tests · fleet 61%
63%
Where the Leon fails
Suspension96
Brakes96
Body & structure99
Steering100
Tyres96
Lights & electrics96
Holds up better on steering, body & structure, lights & electrics.
Share of 8 to 12 years Seat Leon MOTs with no fault in each area; the marker shows the fleet average. OGL v3.0.
How it tends to age
How the Seat Leon tends to age
The MOT areas flagged most often on Seat Leon models 13 years and older. It is the model’s typical pattern across millions of tests, not a forecast for this specific car.
- Lights & electrics · flagged on ~10% of MOTsGrows with age
- Suspension · flagged on ~10% of MOTsGrows with age
- Brakes · flagged on ~8% of MOTsGrows with age
- Body & structure · flagged on ~5% of MOTsGrows with age
Common questions
Is the Seat Leon reliable?
On 2024 MOT data the Seat Leon holds up well for its age: 78% of examples aged 8 to 12 years pass first time, against a 73% fleet average. That puts it ahead of 58% of similar-age models.
What is the MOT pass rate for a Seat Leon?
First-time MOT pass rates for the Seat Leon in 2024: 4 to 7 years, 84%; 8 to 12 years, 78%; and 13 years and older, 63%. Pass rates fall with age across the whole fleet, so compare each figure with cars of the same age, not with a new car.
What commonly fails on a Seat Leon MOT?
For Seat Leon cars aged 4 to 7 years, the areas that fail an MOT more often than the fleet average are suspension (3.1% of tests vs 1.4% fleet).
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