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

The SEAT Leon Fr Sport Tsi Evo passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,109 individual SEAT Leon Fr Sport Tsi Evo tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate88.2%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+11.5 points
Tests analysed1,109
Average mileage at test26,611 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank969 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 88.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 SEAT Leon Fr Sport 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 Sport Tsi Evo tested had covered 26,611 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 Leon Fr Sport Tsi Evo bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

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Most common MOT failures on a SEAT Leon Fr Sport Tsi Evo

  1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.9% of tests (2.39x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.4% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this defect)
  3. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.2% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.9% of tests
  5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
  6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.4% of tests
  7. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
  8. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.2% of tests
  9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 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 1,691 DVSA-tracked SEAT Leon Fr Sport Tsi Evo tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.36% of these flagged SEAT Leon Fr Sport Tsi Evo defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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