Pass rate
89.3%
Above average — 5.5 pts behind the 94.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 56 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £38–£96
2023 SEAT Arona Xperience MOT pass rate
- 2023
- typical 16,830 mi
Only 56 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Brakes
41.7% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2022 93.9% pass
- Avoid 2023 89.3% pass · this year
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 4.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 87.8%
- Typical mileage
- 17k mi
The 2023 SEAT Arona Xperience MOT pass rate is 89.3% of its MOT tests — 5.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 41.7% of what testers record.
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MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how SEAT Arona Xperience does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 2.0× the national share
Brakes make up 41.7% of everything recorded on the 2023 SEAT Arona Xperience, against 20.9% nationally — 20.8 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 94.8%; this one manages 89.3% — 5.5 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2023 SEAT Arona Xperience compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 94.8%, so this figure is 5.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 87.8%. The median 2023 SEAT Arona Xperience in this dataset had covered 16,830 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Buckle not functioning as intended", noted on 3.57% of tests.
- 56 recorded tests behind this page.
- 89.3% overall pass rate, 87.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the SEAT Arona Xperience, the average is 93.1% — best year 2022 (93.9%), worst 2023 (89.3%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 56
- Typical mileage (median)
- 16,830 mi
- Make and model
- SEAT Arona Xperience
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Seat Belt
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Arona Xperience MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2023 Arona Xperience
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2023 Arona Xperience
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the brakes 1.8% of tests
“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.
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Check the suspension joints 1.8% of tests
“track rod end ball joint has excessive play”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2023 Arona Xperience through its MOT
Across the 6 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £38–£96 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 6 common items
- £38–£96
- Cheapest common item: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- £18–£45
- Dearest common item: service brake performance excessively…
- £60–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 67%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 56 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Arona Xperience, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2021 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 89.3% to 93.9% — a spread of 4.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2021 92.1% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2022 93.9% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2023 89.3%buckle not functioning as intended
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2023 SEAT Arona Xperience with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2023 cars with a similar record
- Tesla Model Y 92.9%
- Polestar Polestar 94.6%
- Kia Niro 95.5%
- Toyota Corolla 95.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Eqe 96.5%
- Ford Puma 96.5%
Closest pass rates among 2023 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2023 SEAT Arona Xperience 6 failure items · 6 advisories · 7 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 24 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 10 | 41.70% | 20.89% | +20.81 |
| Tyres | 6 | 25.00% | 19.76% | +5.24 |
| Suspension | 2 | 8.30% | 20.98% | −12.68 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 8.30% | 4.18% | +4.12 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 8.30% | 0.82% | +7.48 |
| Steering | 1 | 4.20% | 2.57% | +1.63 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 4.20% | 1.76% | +2.44 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckle not functioning as intended Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 3.6% | £40–120 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.8% | £45–95 |
| Service brake performance excessively fluctuating Brakes | Major | 1.8% | £60–150 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 1.8% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 10.7% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 3.6% | £30–75 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 1.8% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 1.8% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 1.8% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 45 | 91.1% | 14,304 mi |
| 30-60k | 9 | 88.9% | 35,595 mi |
| 90-120k | 2 | 50.0% | 95,074 mi |
Source: 56 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2023 Arona Xperience MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2023 SEAT Arona Xperience?
89.3% of the 56 2023 SEAT Arona Xperience tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 94.8% for cars first used in 2023. First-attempt pass rate: 87.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2023 SEAT Arona Xperience?
The three most recorded items are buckle not functioning as intended (3.57%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (1.79%), has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.79%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2023 SEAT Arona Xperience MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.1% of the time, falling to 50.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2023 SEAT Arona Xperience in this dataset had covered 16,830 mi.