Sub-frame corroded on the SEAT Altea
Sub-frame corroded on the SEAT Altea is recorded on 3,915 tests — 7.7% of all its MOT tests, against 2.4% across every car in the data. That is 3.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.4% of tests record it — this model is 3.2× that share |
| The 291 models compared | 24 of 291, 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, 5.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 1.1%. The share has fallen 4.7 points over that time. Worst year 2012 at 5.8%; best 2014 at 1.1%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 272 | 4,694 | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 393 | 9,152 | 4.3% |
| 2007 | 731 | 14,876 | 4.9% |
| 2008 | 564 | 12,748 | 4.4% |
| 2009 | 538 | 11,294 | 4.8% |
| 2010 | 433 | 9,612 | 4.5% |
| 2011 | 352 | 9,256 | 3.8% |
| 2012 | 327 | 5,602 | 5.8% |
| 2013 | 142 | 4,497 | 3.2% |
| 2014 | 27 | 2,536 | 1.1% |
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 £180–£450 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
- Sub-frame corroded: 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 →