SEAT Arona Fr Red Edition Ecotsi: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The SEAT Arona Fr Red Edition Ecotsi passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,107 individual SEAT Arona Fr Red Edition Ecotsi tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 SEAT Arona Fr Red Edition 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 Red Edition Ecotsi tested had covered 23,129 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 Red Edition Ecotsi sits 13.6 points above the national average, ranked 655 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 Red Edition Ecotsi

1. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 2.4% of tests (6.42x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.6% of tests (2.05x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.6% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.3% of tests
5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.1% of tests
6. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1% of tests
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.8% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.5% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this defect)
9. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.4% of tests
10. A reversing lamp inoperative, 0.4% of tests (3.13x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,106 DVSA-tracked SEAT Arona Fr Red Edition Ecotsi tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.79% of these flagged SEAT Arona Fr Red Edition 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 Red Edition 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 Red Edition Ecotsi before it actually fails on it.

1. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 22.1% of tests (1.8x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 1.4% of tests (1.6x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 13.7% of tests, also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 10.2% of tests, also fails
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 7.9% of tests, also fails
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.9% of tests, also fails
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.5% of tests
8. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.3% of tests
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
10. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.2% of tests

From 1,106 DVSA-tracked SEAT Arona Fr Red Edition 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%

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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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