SEAT Arona Fr Sport Ecotsi: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The SEAT Arona Fr Sport Ecotsi passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 880 individual SEAT Arona Fr Sport Ecotsi tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 SEAT Arona Fr Sport 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 Sport Ecotsi tested had covered 24,270 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 Sport Ecotsi sits 11.9 points above the national average, ranked 916 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 Sport Ecotsi

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.3% of tests
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.9% of tests
3. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 1.6% of tests (4.36x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.4% of tests (4.4x the national rate for this defect)
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.4% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.4% of tests (1.72x the national rate for this defect)
7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.7% of tests
9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.5% of tests
10. Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type, 0.3% of tests (4.28x the national rate for this defect)

From 878 DVSA-tracked SEAT Arona Fr Sport Ecotsi tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.54% of these flagged SEAT Arona Fr Sport 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 Sport 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 Sport Ecotsi before it actually fails on it.

1. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 3% of tests (3.5x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 26.3% of tests (2.15x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 12.2% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 13.8% of tests, also fails
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 10.5% of tests, also fails
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.1% of tests, also fails
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.6% of tests
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.5% of tests
9. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 0.2% of tests
10. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.2% of tests

From 878 DVSA-tracked SEAT Arona Fr Sport 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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• Mercedes-Benz E 220 Amg Line Edition D Auto - 88.6%
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• Porsche Taycan 4s 79kwh - 88.6%
• Citroen C4 Shine + Puretech S/S Auto - 88.6%
• Volvo Xc40 First Edition P8 Awd - 88.6%

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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