Pass rate
69.8%
Below average — 2.6 pts behind the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 5,929 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £36–£109
2005 SEAT Ibiza MOT pass rate
- 2005
- typical 98,835 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
21.6% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 91.9% pass
- Avoid 2008 69.2% pass
Across the 24 years on record, a spread of 22.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 59.7%
- Typical mileage
- 99k mi
The 2005 SEAT Ibiza MOT pass rate is 69.8% of its MOT tests — 2.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.6% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how SEAT Ibiza does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.1× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 11.6% of everything recorded on the 2005 SEAT Ibiza, against 5.6% nationally — 6.0 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 21.6%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
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 2005 SEAT Ibiza compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, so this figure is 2.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 59.7%. The median 2005 SEAT Ibiza in this dataset had covered 98,835 mi.
80% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Petrol, which passed 69.5% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 70.1% of the time, April–September 69.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 8.60% of tests.
- 5,929 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.8% overall pass rate, 59.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the SEAT Ibiza, the average is 77.6% — best year 2023 (91.9%), worst 2008 (69.2%).
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
- 5,929
- Typical mileage (median)
- 98,835 mi
- Make and model
- SEAT Ibiza
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Ibiza MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 59% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (80% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Ibiza
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 1,372 | 72.1% |
| South West | 1,252 | 65.0% |
| East of England | 631 | 72.6% |
| West Midlands | 532 | 71.6% |
| North West | 458 | 67.7% |
| Yorkshire | 447 | 70.7% |
| East Midlands | 371 | 70.4% |
| Wales | 306 | 68.6% |
| London | 202 | 80.2% |
| North East | 194 | 71.1% |
| Scotland | 164 | 60.4% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2005 Ibiza
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 2005 Ibiza
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 lights 5.6% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the suspension joints 4.4% of tests
“track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated,”
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.
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Check the windscreen 4.0% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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 2005 Ibiza through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£109 — and 45% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £36–£109
- Cheapest common item: stop lamp not working
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 45%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 5,929 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 Ibiza, side by side
24 model years on record, from 2000 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.2% to 91.9% — a spread of 22.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 73.8% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2001 75.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2002 71.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 70.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 70.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 69.8%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 70.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2007 69.5% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2008 69.2% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2009 71.2% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2010 72.8% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2011 73.5% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2012 74.7% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2013 75.2% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2014 76.7% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2015 78.0% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2016 78.5% pins and bushes pin or bush…
- 2017 79.7% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2018 82.8% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2019 89.3% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2020 90.5% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2021 91.0% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 91.4% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2023 91.9% has a cut in excess of the…
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 2005 SEAT Ibiza 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 2005 cars with a similar record
- Hyundai Getz 69.8%
- Jaguar X-Type 69.7%
- Hyundai Tucson 69.7%
- Peugeot 407 69.9%
- Vauxhall Zafira 70.0%
- Citroen C3 69.5%
Closest pass rates among 2005 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 2005 SEAT Ibiza 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 18,453 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 4,047 | 21.60% | 20.98% | +0.62 |
| Brakes | 3,039 | 16.20% | 20.89% | −4.69 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2,518 | 13.40% | 12.21% | +1.19 |
| Tyres | 2,431 | 13.00% | 19.76% | −6.76 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2,168 | 11.60% | 5.57% | +6.03 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,503 | 8.00% | 5.52% | +2.48 |
| Visibility | 944 | 5.00% | 4.97% | +0.03 |
| Steering | 757 | 4.00% | 2.57% | +1.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 582 | 3.10% | 4.18% | −1.08 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 464 | 2.50% | 1.76% | +0.74 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 8.6% | £80–250 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.6% | £5–25 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.8% | £80–250 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 4.4% | £18–45 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.2% | £3–12 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.0% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.0% | £80–200 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.9% | £5–20 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.1% | £25–65 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.8% | £3–12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 18.6% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 12.7% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.4% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 10.9% | £40–150 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 10.8% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 103 | 85.4% | 22,027 mi |
| 30-60k | 725 | 73.8% | 48,679 mi |
| 60-90k | 1,571 | 70.4% | 75,984 mi |
| 90-120k | 1,889 | 68.8% | 104,701 mi |
| 120k+ | 1,635 | 67.6% | 146,783 mi |
Source: 5,929 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.
2005 Ibiza MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 SEAT Ibiza?
69.8% of the 5,929 2005 SEAT Ibiza tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 59.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 SEAT Ibiza?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (8.60%), headlamp lens slightly defective (5.62%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.79%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 SEAT Ibiza MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 85.4% of the time, falling to 67.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 SEAT Ibiza in this dataset had covered 98,835 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2005 SEAT Ibiza?
Petrol: 69.5% pass rate across 4,766 tests. Diesel: 71.0% pass rate across 1,163 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2005 SEAT Ibiza MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 70.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 69.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.