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

The SEAT Ateca Xperience Tsi Evo S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 16.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,184 individual SEAT Ateca Xperience Tsi Evo S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate93.2%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+16.5 points
Tests analysed1,184
Average mileage at test25,552 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank230 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 7 in every 100 SEAT Ateca Xperience Tsi Evo S-As 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 S-A tested had covered 25,552 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 Xperience Tsi Evo S-A bought as a 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 S-A

  1. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.9% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this defect)
  2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.7% of tests
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.1% of tests
  4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.9% of tests
  5. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.3% of tests
  6. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
  7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.3% of tests
  8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.3% of tests
  9. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.2% of tests
  10. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests

From 1,800 DVSA-tracked SEAT Ateca Xperience Tsi Evo S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.7% of these flagged SEAT Ateca Xperience Tsi Evo S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

SEAT Ateca Xperience Tsi Evo S-A 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 Xperience Tsi Evo S-A year:

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