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

First-time pass rate90.3%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+13.6 points
Tests analysed1,107
Average mileage at test23,129 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank655 of 2,005 models

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. On a SEAT Arona Fr Red Edition Ecotsi bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

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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., 1.6% of tests (6.06x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.1% of tests (1.97x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
  4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.6% of tests
  5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
  6. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.7% of tests
  7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.6% of tests
  8. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 0.4% of tests (1.67x 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, 0.3% of tests
  10. A reversing lamp inoperative, 0.3% of tests (3.08x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,580 DVSA-tracked SEAT Arona Fr Red Edition Ecotsi tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.85% of these flagged SEAT Arona Fr Red Edition Ecotsi defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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