Cupra Ateca VZ1 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Cupra Ateca VZ1 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Cupra Ateca VZ1 passed on its first attempt in 89.9%, and its overall record sits +9.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Cupra Ateca VZ1 in the 2023–2025 data: 631 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Cupra Ateca VZ1 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Cupra Ateca VZ1, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Cupra Ateca VZ1's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Cupra Ateca VZ1 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Cupra Ateca VZ1, each with how many of the model's 631 tests it was noted on.

• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 16 Cupra Ateca VZ1 tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 10 Cupra Ateca VZ1 tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too high" (Rectified) — noted on about 10 Cupra Ateca VZ1 tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 9 Cupra Ateca VZ1 tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak" (Major) — noted on about 9 Cupra Ateca VZ1 tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 7 Cupra Ateca VZ1 tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Cupra Ateca VZ1 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Cupra Ateca VZ1 model year on record is 2021 (90.8% across 349 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (90.4%). The gap between them is 0.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Cupra Ateca VZ1 Owners

These checks follow this Cupra Ateca VZ1's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Cupra Ateca VZ1.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

• the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”

  Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

• the lights — “headlamp aim too high”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Cupra Ateca VZ1. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

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