SEAT Ateca Xperience Lux Tsi Evo Sa: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The SEAT Ateca Xperience Lux Tsi Evo Sa passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 583 individual SEAT Ateca Xperience Lux Tsi Evo Sa tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 SEAT Ateca Xperience Lux Tsi Evo Sas 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 Xperience Lux Tsi Evo Sa tested had covered 24,006 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 Ateca Xperience Lux Tsi Evo Sa sits 15.1 points above the national average, ranked 434 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 Ateca Xperience Lux Tsi Evo Sa

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.6% of tests
2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.4% of tests
3. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.2% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this defect)
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.9% of tests
5. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.7% of tests
6. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.5% of tests
7. Reflector missing or reflecting white to the rear, 0.3% of tests (7.01x the national rate for this defect)
8. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.3% of tests
10. A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction, 0.2% of tests (2.7x the national rate for this defect)

From 583 DVSA-tracked SEAT Ateca Xperience Lux Tsi Evo Sa tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.02% of these flagged SEAT Ateca Xperience Lux Tsi Evo Sa defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a SEAT Ateca Xperience Lux Tsi Evo Sa

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 Ateca Xperience Lux Tsi Evo Sa before it actually fails on it.

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 35.3% of tests (2.29x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 7.5% of tests (1.93x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 13.6% of tests, also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 6.5% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 2.1% of tests
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.7% of tests
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
8. Brake fluid below minimum mark, 0.3% of tests (7.37x the national rate for this advisory)
9. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.3% of tests
10. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.3% of tests

From 583 DVSA-tracked SEAT Ateca Xperience Lux Tsi Evo Sa 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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• Citroen C3 Aircross Shine + Ptch S/S A - 91.8%
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• BMW 220i Se Auto - 91.8%
• Renault Captur Iconic Tce - 91.7%
• Nissan Juke Tekna Dig-T - 91.7%

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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