Shock absorber leaking on the SEAT Ibiza

Shock absorber leaking on the SEAT Ibiza is recorded on 80,908 tests — 11.4% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% across every car in the data. That is 2.9× 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 2.9× that share
The 364 models compared	13 of 364, 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, 0.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 0.4%. The share has fallen 0.4 points over that time. Worst year 2011 at 5.5%; best 2022 at 0.4%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2002	19	2,446	0.8%
2003	151	7,296	2.1%
2004	171	9,566	1.8%
2005	179	17,787	1.0%
2006	278	32,670	0.8%
2007	511	31,250	1.6%
2008	1,227	65,832	1.9%
2009	3,175	105,633	3.0%
2010	5,838	123,531	4.7%
2011	8,952	162,576	5.5%
2012	7,118	156,801	4.5%
2013	9,310	189,636	4.9%
2014	11,200	222,168	5.0%
2015	11,017	202,863	5.4%
2016	10,223	204,951	5.0%
2017	7,441	174,219	4.3%
2018	2,340	136,860	1.7%
2019	1,013	113,931	0.9%
2020	457	49,080	0.9%
2021	200	36,034	0.6%
2022	61	14,655	0.4%

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 Ibiza MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every SEAT model →