Pass rate, all models
82.0% Around average
1,960,830 tests across 40 models, 2000–2023.
SEAT MOT pass rates
SEAT MOT pass rates, ranked across 40 models and 1,960,830 DVSA MOT tests between 2000 and 2023, from the Ateca Xperience (94.1%) to the Arosa (73.3%). The tables below compare every model with enough tests to rank, list the most-tested models, and link to each model's own pass-rate and fault pages.
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How SEAT models compare on the MOT
The spread across SEAT models is wide — 94.1% for the Ateca Xperience at the top and 73.3% for the Arosa at the bottom, a 20.8-point gap across 8,169 and 7,014 recorded tests respectively. Most SEAT models sit much closer to the middle (around 88.3%, on 132,355 tests for the Arona). The best and worst are both real DVSA results, not opinions: the pass rate is the share of every completed MOT test for that model that ended in a pass.
Every figure above is drawn from the DVSA's class-4 MOT records for the 2000–2023 data years: 1,960,830 tests across 40 SEAT models. A pass rate counts every completed test — first attempt and retests — so the figures above include a van or motorhome being tested twice in one year. The first-time pass figures on each model page are lower as a result. See the methodology page for exactly how each rate is calculated and how the DVSA source data is filtered.
Best model
Ateca Xperience94.1%
Worst model
Arosa73.3%
All SEAT models ranked by pass rate
| Model | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Ateca Xperience | 94.1% | 8,169 |
| Arona Xcellence | 92.9% | 2,242 |
| Ateca Fr | 92.7% | 8,348 |
| Leon Fr Etsi 2 variants | 92.3% | 2,601 |
| Arona Fr Red | 91.4% | 3,365 |
| Ateca | 91.0% | 131,283 |
| Arona Fr Ecotsi | 90.4% | 7,760 |
| Leon Fr 2 variants | 90.2% | 33,848 |
| Ibiza Fr Mpi | 90.0% | 5,788 |
| Arona Fr | 89.9% | 6,748 |
| Leon Xcellence | 89.6% | 3,337 |
| Arona | 88.3% | 132,355 |
| Tarraco | 88.3% | 22,238 |
| Mii | 85.4% | 62,831 |
| Leon 2 variants | 83.1% | 605,475 |
| Alhambra | 82.0% | 97,258 |
| Toledo | 79.2% | 21,888 |
| Ibiza 2 variants | 77.6% | 710,421 |
| Exeo | 76.6% | 18,198 |
| Altea XL | 74.5% | 4,883 |
| Altea 2 variants | 73.9% | 51,016 |
| Arosa | 73.3% | 7,014 |
Ranked by aggregate pass rate across all years, for the 22 models with at least 2,000 tests — the 18 smaller SEAT models are listed below, unranked.
Other SEAT models
Fewer than 2,000 tests each, so they are not ranked — every model still has its own pass-rate page.
- Tarraco Fr90.1%
- Ibiza Fr90.2%
- Taracco X-Lnc88.7%
- Taracco Xcellence91.3%
- Arona Xcellence Ecotsi91.8%
- Arona Xperience93.1%
- Taracco88.2%
- Taracco Fr91.3%
- Arona Xperience Ecotsi91.7%
- Leon Cupra92.0%
- Inca68.9%
- Ateca Xperience Ecotsi93.9%
- Cordoba72.0%
- Tarraco Xcellence92.2%
- Leon Xcellence Etsi91.8%
- Altea Freetrack75.6%
- Ateca Xcellence96.7%
- Ateca Cup88.1%
Most-tested SEAT models
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Reading the numbers
A pass rate covers every completed test recorded for that model and year, including retests. First-attempt figures are lower. See how we calculate.