SEAT Arona Fr Ecotsi: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The SEAT Arona Fr Ecotsi passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,191 individual SEAT Arona Fr Ecotsi tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 88% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 SEAT Arona Fr Ecotsis presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average SEAT Arona Fr Ecotsi tested had covered 25,853 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The SEAT Arona Fr Ecotsi sits 11.3 points above the national average, ranked 985 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a SEAT Arona Fr Ecotsi

1. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 2.6% of tests (6.99x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.1% of tests (3.53x the national rate for this defect)
3. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2% of tests (2.47x the national rate for this defect)
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 4.1% of tests (1.91x the national rate for this defect)
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 2% of tests
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.4% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.1% of tests
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.9% of tests
9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.6% of tests
10. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.4% of tests

From 2,190 DVSA-tracked SEAT Arona Fr Ecotsi tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.77% of these flagged SEAT Arona Fr Ecotsi defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a SEAT Arona Fr Ecotsi

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a SEAT Arona Fr Ecotsi before it actually fails on it.

1. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 24.2% of tests (1.98x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 1.5% of tests (1.73x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 14% of tests (1.5x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 19.2% of tests, also fails
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.8% of tests, also fails
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.2% of tests, also fails
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.7% of tests
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.3% of tests
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
10. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.1% of tests

From 2,190 DVSA-tracked SEAT Arona Fr Ecotsi tests, 2024.

Other SEAT models

• SEAT Ibiza - 71.3%
• SEAT Leon - 79.5%
• SEAT Arona - 86.6%
• SEAT Ateca - 89.7%
• SEAT Alhambra - 77.7%
• SEAT Mii - 82.1%
• SEAT Altea - 65.9%
• SEAT Tarraco - 86.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• BMW 440 - 88%
• Vauxhall Crossland X Griffin - 88%
• Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line Tech Tdi - 88%
• Toyota Voxy - 88%
• Peugeot 3008 GT Line Premium P-Tech Ss - 88%
• Audi A4 S Line 35 Tdi Mhev S-A - 88%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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