SEAT Exeo MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 71.4% of 5,336 MOT tests on the SEAT Exeo ended in a pass, 5.1 points below the 76.5% average for all cars.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the SEAT Exeo MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 10876 tests | 73.5% | 113,000 · 87k to 139k |
| 111,272 tests | 72.6% | 121,000 · 97k to 149k |
| 121,541 tests | 68.9% | 127,000 · 105k to 155k |
| 131,161 tests | 70.4% | 135,000 · 111k to 161k |
| 14300 tests | 72.3% | 137,000 · 113k to 161k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the SEAT Exeo. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Exeo
The parts that come up most often in SEAT Exeo MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- Shock absorbersPush down hard on each corner: it should rise once and settle. Oil on the shock absorber body is a sign of a leak.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
Check a specific Exeo
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
Questions
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Other SEAT models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all SEAT models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.