SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi passed on its first attempt in 91.2%, and its overall record sits +10.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi in the 2023–2025 data: 269 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi, each with how many of the model's 269 tests it was noted on.

• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 7 SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 6 SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi tests, 2.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Buckle not functioning as intended" (Major) — noted on about 4 SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 3 SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak" (Major) — noted on about 2 SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 2 SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi model year on record is 2022 (92.2% across 64 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (91.7%). The gap between them is 0.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi Owners

These checks follow this SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi.

• the tyre tread — “tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”

  Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the shock absorbers — “shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”

  Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the SEAT Leon Xcellence Etsi. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

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