Pass rate
88.4%
Above average — 6.4 pts behind the 94.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 86 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £25–£60
2023 SEAT Tarraco MOT pass rate
- 2023
- typical 36,692 mi
Only 86 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Tyres
32.8% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 89.6% pass
- Avoid 2019 87.9% pass
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 1.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 87.0%
- Typical mileage
- 37k mi
The 2023 SEAT Tarraco MOT pass rate is 88.4% of its MOT tests — 6.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how SEAT Tarraco does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.7× the national share
Tyres make up 32.8% of everything recorded on the 2023 SEAT Tarraco, against 19.8% nationally — 13.0 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 94.8%; this one manages 88.4% — 6.4 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 86 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2023 SEAT Tarraco compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 94.8%, so this figure is 6.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 87.0%. The median 2023 SEAT Tarraco in this dataset had covered 36,692 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 89.6% of the time, April–September 86.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick", noted on 4.65% of tests.
- 86 recorded tests behind this page.
- 88.4% overall pass rate, 87.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the SEAT Tarraco, the average is 88.3% — best year 2021 (89.6%), worst 2019 (87.9%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 86
- Typical mileage (median)
- 36,692 mi
- Make and model
- SEAT Tarraco
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Tarraco MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Tarraco
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| North East | 37 | 83.8% |
| North West | 35 | 91.4% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2023 Tarraco
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2023 Tarraco
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the brakes 4.7% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the wipers and washers 3.5% of tests
“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.
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Check the lights 2.3% of tests
“mirrors slightly loose”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2023 Tarraco through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £25–£60 — and 38% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £25–£60
- Cheapest common item: mirrors slightly loose
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: buckle not functioning as intended
- £40–£120
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 38%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 86 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Tarraco, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2019 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 87.9% to 89.6% — a spread of 1.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2019 87.9% srs malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2020 89.0% srs malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2021 89.6% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 87.9% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2023 88.4%brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2023 SEAT Tarraco with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2023 cars with a similar record
- Tesla Model Y 92.9%
- Polestar Polestar 94.6%
- Kia Niro 95.5%
- Toyota Corolla 95.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Eqe 96.5%
- Ford Puma 96.5%
Closest pass rates among 2023 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2023 SEAT Tarraco 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 8 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 61 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 20 | 32.80% | 19.76% | +13.04 |
| Brakes | 19 | 31.10% | 20.89% | +10.21 |
| Visibility | 8 | 13.10% | 4.97% | +8.13 |
| Suspension | 7 | 11.50% | 20.98% | −9.48 |
| Non-component advisories | 3 | 4.90% | 4.18% | +0.72 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 3.30% | 0.82% | +2.48 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 1.60% | 5.57% | −3.97 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 1.60% | 5.52% | −3.92 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 4.7% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 3.5% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 3.5% | £8–22 |
| Buckle not functioning as intended Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 2.3% | £40–120 |
| Mirrors slightly loose Visibility | Minor | 2.3% | £3–15 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 2.3% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.3% | £8–22 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 1.2% | £45–110 |
| Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark Brakes | Major | 1.2% | £45–110 |
| Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated Brakes | Minor | 1.2% | £3–15 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.5% | £18–45 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 8.1% | £30–75 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.3% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 2.3% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 1.2% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 34 | 97.1% | 18,967 mi |
| 30-60k | 33 | 81.8% | 43,298 mi |
| 60-90k | 11 | 90.9% | 67,924 mi |
| 90-120k | 6 | 66.7% | 93,960 mi |
| 120k+ | 2 | 100.0% | 135,267 mi |
Source: 86 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2023 Tarraco MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2023 SEAT Tarraco?
88.4% of the 86 2023 SEAT Tarraco tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 94.8% for cars first used in 2023. First-attempt pass rate: 87.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2023 SEAT Tarraco?
The three most recorded items are brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (4.65%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.49%), wipers blade defective (3.49%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2023 SEAT Tarraco MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 97.1% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2023 SEAT Tarraco in this dataset had covered 36,692 mi.
Does the season affect the 2023 SEAT Tarraco MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 89.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 86.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.