SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 838 individual SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-As 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 Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A tested had covered 19,496 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 Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A sits 14.8 points above the national average, ranked 470 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.

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.

Looking at a specific SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-As at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A

1. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 2.5% of tests (6.84x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.3% of tests
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.3% of tests
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.3% of tests (4.22x the national rate for this defect)
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.6% of tests
6. A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud, 0.5% of tests (1.54x the national rate for this defect)
7. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.4% of tests
8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.4% of tests
9. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
10. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.2% of tests

From 839 DVSA-tracked SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.61% of these flagged SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A 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 Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A

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 Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A before it actually fails on it.

1. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 19.2% of tests (1.57x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 10.4% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 8.9% of tests, also fails
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 7.4% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.5% of tests
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.1% of tests
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1% of tests
8. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 1% of tests, also fails
9. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.5% of tests (1.24x the national rate for this advisory)
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 839 DVSA-tracked SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A tests, 2024.

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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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