2004 SEAT Arosa: MOT pass rate and reliability
65.7% of 2004 SEAT Arosas pass the MOT first time, measured across 575 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 74,000 miles.
How the 2004 compares
- Against all SEAT Arosas (67.2%, 2,025 tests): -1.5 points
- Against all 2004 cars (64%): +1.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every SEAT Arosa model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the SEAT Arosa:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 67.5% | 237 | 94,787 |
| 2002 | 66.6% | 368 | 80,794 |
| 2003 | 67.5% | 471 | 80,748 |
| 2004 | 65.7% | 575 | 74,000 |
What this means if you are buying a 2004 Arosa
The 2004 sits close to the SEAT Arosa average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 22-year-old car fails on
A 2004 car is 22 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2004 SEAT Arosa the average at test was 74,000 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 2001 at 67.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 65.7%. That 1.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2004 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2001 SEAT Arosa - 67.5%
- 2002 SEAT Arosa - 66.6%
- 2003 SEAT Arosa - 67.5%