Shock absorber leaking on the SEAT Altea
Shock absorber leaking on the SEAT Altea is recorded on 5,110 tests — 10.0% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.6× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 3.9% of tests record it — this model is 2.6× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 18 of 364, 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, 3.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2015, 4.0%. The share has risen 0.4 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 5.3%; best 2006 at 2.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 170 | 4,694 | 3.6% |
| 2006 | 386 | 13,728 | 2.8% |
| 2007 | 753 | 22,314 | 3.4% |
| 2008 | 716 | 19,122 | 3.7% |
| 2009 | 597 | 11,294 | 5.3% |
| 2010 | 455 | 14,418 | 3.2% |
| 2011 | 415 | 13,884 | 3.0% |
| 2012 | 633 | 16,806 | 3.8% |
| 2013 | 475 | 8,994 | 5.3% |
| 2014 | 252 | 7,608 | 3.3% |
| 2015 | 195 | 4,845 | 4.0% |
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 £30–£75 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. 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
- Shock absorber leaking: 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 →