SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 10.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,264 individual SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 86.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 13 in every 100 SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition 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 Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo tested had covered 37,507 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo sits 10.2 points above the national average, ranked 1,105 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 Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo

1. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.8% of tests (1.86x the national rate for this defect)
2. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.5% of tests (1.53x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.7% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.1% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.4% of tests
6. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.1% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
8. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.8% of tests
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
10. A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud, 0.3% of tests

From 2,262 DVSA-tracked SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.34% of these flagged SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition 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 Leon Fr Black Edition 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 Leon Fr Black Edition 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, 30% of tests (7.67x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 13.4% of tests (1.43x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 29.3% of tests, also fails
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 15.4% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 5.4% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.9% of tests
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.4% of tests
8. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 1.1% of tests
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.9% of tests
10. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.4% of tests

From 2,262 DVSA-tracked SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo tests, 2024.

SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo pass rate by model year

From its 2019 to its 2020 model year, the SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo's first-time pass rate has risen 2.9 points, from 85.6% to 88.5%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo year:

• 2019 SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo - 85.6% first-time pass, 989 tests
• 2020 SEAT Leon Fr Black Edition Tsi Evo - 88.5% first-time pass, 1,264 tests

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

• Renault Clio Iconic Tce - 86.9%
• Alfa Romeo Giulia - 86.9%
• BMW 320d M Sport Mhev Auto - 86.9%
• Aston Martin Db7 - 86.9%
• Land Rover Discovery Sprt Rdyn Se P300e A - 86.9%
• Renault Trafic Sl28 Black Ed Engy Dci - 86.9%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

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