SEAT Ateca Fr Tsi Evo: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The SEAT Ateca Fr Tsi Evo passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 867 individual SEAT Ateca Fr Tsi Evo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate90%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+13.3 points
Tests analysed867
Average mileage at test27,625 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank707 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 90% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 SEAT Ateca Fr Tsi Evos 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 Ateca Fr Tsi Evo tested had covered 27,625 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 Ateca Fr Tsi Evo 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 Ateca Fr Tsi Evo

  1. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.5% of tests (2.12x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.1% of tests (1.35x the national rate for this defect)
  3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.2% of tests
  4. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.8% of tests
  5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.6% of tests
  6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.5% of tests
  7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
  8. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests
  9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.2% of tests
  10. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.2% of tests

From 1,287 DVSA-tracked SEAT Ateca Fr Tsi Evo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.86% of these flagged SEAT Ateca Fr Tsi Evo defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

SEAT Ateca Fr Tsi Evo pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each SEAT Ateca Fr Tsi Evo year:

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