Service brake imbalance across an axle on the SEAT Ibiza
Service brake imbalance across an axle on the SEAT Ibiza is recorded on 10,220 tests — 1.4% of all its MOT tests, against 0.7% across every car in the data. That is 2.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.7% of tests record it — this model is 2.0× that share |
| The 285 models compared | 41 of 285, highest first |
| The model's own record | 710,421 tests · every year of the Ibiza → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every SEAT Ibiza 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 2002, 1.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2017, 0.3%. The share has fallen 1.3 points over that time. Worst year 2006 at 1.6%; best 2016 at 0.3%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39 | 2,446 | 1.6% |
| 2003 | 100 | 7,296 | 1.4% |
| 2004 | 164 | 14,349 | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 171 | 11,858 | 1.4% |
| 2006 | 357 | 21,780 | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 468 | 31,250 | 1.5% |
| 2008 | 617 | 43,888 | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 925 | 70,422 | 1.3% |
| 2010 | 950 | 123,531 | 0.8% |
| 2011 | 1,187 | 108,384 | 1.1% |
| 2012 | 955 | 104,534 | 0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,051 | 126,424 | 0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,178 | 222,168 | 0.5% |
| 2015 | 810 | 202,863 | 0.4% |
| 2016 | 510 | 204,951 | 0.3% |
| 2017 | 292 | 116,146 | 0.3% |
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 £45–£110 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
- Service brake imbalance across an axle: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- SEAT Ibiza MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every SEAT model →