SEAT Leon Fr Phev S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The SEAT Leon Fr Phev S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,970 individual SEAT Leon Fr Phev S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 SEAT Leon Fr Phev 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 Leon Fr Phev S-A tested had covered 35,100 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 Leon Fr Phev S-A sits 12.3 points above the national average, ranked 865 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 Phev S-A

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 3.4% of tests (2.03x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.2% of tests
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3% of tests
4. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1% of tests
5. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.9% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.6% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
8. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.5% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.4% of tests
10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests

From 1,966 DVSA-tracked SEAT Leon Fr Phev S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 9.38% of these flagged SEAT Leon Fr Phev S-A 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 Phev S-A

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 Phev S-A before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 29.7% of tests, also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 12.1% of tests, also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 8.6% of tests
4. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 3.3% of tests, also fails
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.2% of tests, also fails
6. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 1% of tests
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.6% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.6% of tests
9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.5% of tests, also fails
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 1,966 DVSA-tracked SEAT Leon Fr Phev S-A tests, 2024.

SEAT Leon Fr Phev S-A pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the SEAT Leon Fr Phev S-A's first-time pass rate has risen 0.1 points, from 89.2% to 89.3%, 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 Phev S-A year:

• 2020 SEAT Leon Fr Phev S-A - 89.2% first-time pass, 777 tests
• 2021 SEAT Leon Fr Phev S-A - 89.3% first-time pass, 1,172 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

• Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian X Di-D Auto - 89%
• Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A - 89%
• Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto - 89%
• BMW M440i Xdrive Mhev Auto - 89%
• Skoda Octavia Se L Tsi Iv S-A - 89%
• Volvo S90 Momentum + T4 Auto - 89%

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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