SEAT Ibiza MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 72.2% of 195,989 MOT tests on the SEAT Ibiza ended in a pass, 4.3 points below the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 77.1% against 82.0%, ranking 121st of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the SEAT Ibiza 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26,326 tests | 91.4% | 21,000 · 15k to 29k |
| 311,196 tests | 90.7% | 25,000 · 17k to 33k |
| 412,264 tests | 85.9% | 31,000 · 23k to 41k |
| 514,101 tests | 78.0% | 39,000 · 29k to 51k |
| 617,366 tests | 75.5% | 47,000 · 35k to 59k |
| 717,503 tests | 74.2% | 55,000 · 41k to 69k |
| 819,650 tests | 73.0% | 61,000 · 47k to 77k |
| 918,255 tests | 70.4% | 71,000 · 55k to 87k |
| 1015,574 tests | 68.7% | 77,000 · 61k to 97k |
| 1114,232 tests | 67.0% | 83,000 · 67k to 103k |
| 1213,492 tests | 64.8% | 89,000 · 71k to 109k |
| 1310,955 tests | 62.8% | 95,000 · 75k to 115k |
| 148,002 tests | 60.4% | 97,000 · 77k to 117k |
| 155,524 tests | 56.7% | 99,000 · 79k to 121k |
| 164,126 tests | 59.0% | 99,000 · 77k to 121k |
| 172,692 tests | 59.3% | 99,000 · 75k to 121k |
| 181,814 tests | 58.2% | 95,000 · 73k to 121k |
| 191,421 tests | 59.3% | 95,000 · 69k to 119k |
| 20778 tests | 61.1% | 93,000 · 67k to 123k |
| 21308 tests | 66.6% | 91,000 · 65k to 117k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the SEAT Ibiza. 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 Ibiza
The parts that come up most often in SEAT Ibiza 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.
- 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.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- Exhaust and emissionsStart the engine from cold and listen for blowing or rattling from the exhaust, and look for smoke.
Check a specific Ibiza
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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.