Shock absorber leaking on the SEAT Leon
Shock absorber leaking on the SEAT Leon is recorded on 113,828 tests — 18.8% of all its MOT tests, against 3.9% across every car in the data. That is 4.8× 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 4.8× that share |
| The 364 models compared | 2 of 364, highest first |
| The model's own record | 605,475 tests · every year of the Leon → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every SEAT Leon 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 2001, 0.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2022, 6.8%. The share has risen 6.0 points over that time. Worst year 2015 at 8.0%; best 2001 at 0.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22 | 2,775 | 0.8% |
| 2002 | 98 | 5,919 | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 145 | 8,074 | 1.8% |
| 2004 | 170 | 10,436 | 1.6% |
| 2005 | 273 | 18,540 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 801 | 32,172 | 2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,435 | 32,078 | 4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,804 | 34,766 | 5.2% |
| 2009 | 2,082 | 54,579 | 3.8% |
| 2010 | 2,908 | 65,151 | 4.5% |
| 2011 | 4,261 | 73,197 | 5.8% |
| 2012 | 5,006 | 97,713 | 5.1% |
| 2013 | 8,959 | 123,144 | 7.3% |
| 2014 | 14,825 | 192,606 | 7.7% |
| 2015 | 13,925 | 175,188 | 8.0% |
| 2016 | 10,413 | 159,684 | 6.5% |
| 2017 | 13,562 | 183,360 | 7.4% |
| 2018 | 16,507 | 211,944 | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 11,955 | 182,646 | 6.5% |
| 2020 | 3,799 | 84,462 | 4.5% |
| 2021 | 701 | 13,994 | 5.0% |
| 2022 | 165 | 2,420 | 6.8% |
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 Leon MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every SEAT model →