Service brake binding on the SEAT Altea
Service brake binding on the SEAT Altea is recorded on 4,599 tests — 9.0% of all its MOT tests, against 2.5% across every car in the data. That is 3.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.5% of tests record it — this model is 3.6× that share |
| The 341 models compared | 6 of 341, 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, 4.7% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 1.6%. The share has fallen 3.1 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 5.1%; best 2015 at 1.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 222 | 4,694 | 4.7% |
| 2006 | 449 | 9,152 | 4.9% |
| 2007 | 721 | 14,876 | 4.8% |
| 2008 | 644 | 19,122 | 3.4% |
| 2009 | 574 | 11,294 | 5.1% |
| 2010 | 497 | 14,418 | 3.5% |
| 2011 | 435 | 13,884 | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 490 | 16,806 | 2.9% |
| 2013 | 279 | 13,491 | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 128 | 7,608 | 1.7% |
| 2015 | 78 | 4,845 | 1.6% |
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 £60–£150 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
- Service brake binding: 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 →