Exhaust system insecure on the SEAT Altea
Exhaust system insecure on the SEAT Altea is recorded on 2,394 tests — 4.7% of all its MOT tests, against 1.1% across every car in the data. That is 4.3× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.1% of tests record it — this model is 4.3× that share |
| The 257 models compared | 23 of 257, highest first |
| The model's own record | 51,016 tests · every year of the Altea → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every SEAT Altea tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2005, 0.9% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 0.9%. The share has barely moved over that time. Worst year 2011 at 2.2%; best 2005 at 0.9%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 62 | 7,041 | 0.9% |
| 2006 | 200 | 13,728 | 1.5% |
| 2007 | 276 | 22,314 | 1.2% |
| 2008 | 350 | 19,122 | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 241 | 16,941 | 1.4% |
| 2010 | 287 | 14,418 | 2.0% |
| 2011 | 302 | 13,884 | 2.2% |
| 2012 | 304 | 16,806 | 1.8% |
| 2013 | 216 | 13,491 | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 99 | 5,072 | 1.9% |
| 2015 | 44 | 4,845 | 0.9% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£120 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Exhaust system insecure: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- SEAT Altea MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every SEAT model →