2020 SEAT Arona: MOT pass rate and reliability

90.6% of 2020 SEAT Aronas pass the MOT first time, measured across 10,422 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 27,529 miles.

How the 2020 compares

  • Against all SEAT Aronas (86.9%, 40,955 tests): +3.7 points
  • Against all 2020 cars (89.4%): +1.2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every SEAT Arona model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2020 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the SEAT Arona:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2017 74.4% 629 45,606
2018 80.9% 12,150 41,858
2019 88.5% 14,784 34,695
2020 90.6% 10,422 27,529
2021 92.4% 2,871 24,199

What this means if you are buying a 2020 Arona

The 2020 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 3.7 points more often than the SEAT Arona average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 6-year-old car fails on

A 2020 car is 6 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2020 SEAT Arona the average at test was 27,529 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2021 at 92.4%, and the weakest in our data is 2017 at 74.4%. That 18.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2020 car against a newer one tells you very little.

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