SEAT Leon MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 80.8% of 186,817 MOT tests on the SEAT Leon ended in a pass, 4.3 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 84.0% against 82.0%, ranking 54th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the SEAT Leon 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 210,468 tests | 90.6% | 23,000 · 17k to 31k |
| 316,627 tests | 87.6% | 29,000 · 21k to 39k |
| 420,074 tests | 86.8% | 37,000 · 29k to 49k |
| 518,475 tests | 85.8% | 47,000 · 35k to 59k |
| 616,775 tests | 85.8% | 55,000 · 43k to 71k |
| 716,563 tests | 84.3% | 67,000 · 51k to 85k |
| 818,463 tests | 83.2% | 77,000 · 59k to 97k |
| 915,797 tests | 80.5% | 85,000 · 67k to 107k |
| 109,456 tests | 76.3% | 93,000 · 75k to 115k |
| 118,126 tests | 72.6% | 101,000 · 81k to 123k |
| 126,593 tests | 69.4% | 107,000 · 87k to 131k |
| 136,107 tests | 68.2% | 115,000 · 91k to 139k |
| 145,178 tests | 66.8% | 115,000 · 93k to 139k |
| 155,688 tests | 65.6% | 121,000 · 99k to 145k |
| 164,365 tests | 63.8% | 127,000 · 103k to 151k |
| 172,874 tests | 64.5% | 127,000 · 103k to 153k |
| 181,785 tests | 67.1% | 129,000 · 101k to 157k |
| 191,599 tests | 68.2% | 129,000 · 105k to 157k |
| 201,042 tests | 69.5% | 127,000 · 101k to 153k |
| 21498 tests | 69.1% | 125,000 · 91k to 151k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the SEAT Leon. 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 Leon
The parts that come up most often in SEAT Leon MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- 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.
- 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.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
Check a specific Leon
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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.