2018 SEAT Ateca: MOT pass rate and reliability

88.8% of 2018 SEAT Atecas pass the MOT first time, measured across 9,015 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 51,163 miles.

How the 2018 compares

  • Against all SEAT Atecas (90%, 37,975 tests): -1.2 points
  • Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): +2.9 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every SEAT Ateca model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2018 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the SEAT Ateca:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2016 88.8% 1,888 66,655
2017 88.8% 9,653 59,203
2018 88.8% 9,015 51,163
2019 91.5% 10,831 41,267
2020 92% 5,222 32,734
2021 89.1% 1,234 28,957

What this means if you are buying a 2018 Ateca

The 2018 sits close to the SEAT Ateca 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 an 8-year-old car fails on

A 2018 car is 8 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2018 SEAT Ateca the average at test was 51,163 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 2020 at 92%, and the weakest in our data is 2016 at 88.8%. That 3.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2018 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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