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

The SEAT Ateca Xperience Tsi Evo passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 16.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 659 individual SEAT Ateca Xperience Tsi Evo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 SEAT Ateca Xperience 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 Xperience Tsi Evo tested had covered 26,219 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 Tsi Evo sits 16.8 points above the national average, ranked 192 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 Tsi Evo

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.6% of tests
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.2% of tests
3. Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured and affecting the driver's view of the road or of an obligatory external mirror, 0.6% of tests (9.34x the national rate for this defect)
4. Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended, 0.6% of tests (4.13x the national rate for this defect)
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.6% of tests
6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% 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. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.3% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests

From 658 DVSA-tracked SEAT Ateca Xperience Tsi Evo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.33% of these flagged SEAT Ateca Xperience Tsi Evo 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 Tsi Evo

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 Tsi Evo before it actually fails on it.

1. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 10.3% of tests (2.64x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24% of tests, also fails
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 8.2% of tests, also fails
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.1% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 4% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.9% of tests
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.6% of tests
8. Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark, 0.5% of tests (5.85x the national rate for this advisory)
9. An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.5% of tests (5.56x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off, 0.3% of tests (4.24x the national rate for this advisory)

From 658 DVSA-tracked SEAT Ateca Xperience Tsi Evo 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%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Ford Chausson - 93.5%
• Mercedes-Benz A 180 Sport Executve Edition A - 93.5%
• Land Rover Defender S D Mhev Auto - 93.5%
• Renault Master Lm35 Business Blue Dci - 93.5%
• Suzuki Swace Sz5 Hev Cvt - 93.5%
• Hyundai Tucson Premium T-Gdi Hev Auto - 93.4%

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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