CupraAteca MOT results
In 2025, 89.1% of Cupra Ateca MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 88.2% for cars of the same age. 4.3% had at least one dangerous defect (3.8% for cars the same age). The typical Cupra Ateca tested was 3 years old with 26,100 miles. Based on 878 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.
RegisterHow many Cupra Ateca cars are on the road
- First-time pass
- 89.1%no defects to fix
- Cars the same age
- 88.2%first-time pass
- Fixed at the test
- 1.7%passed after repair
- Failed
- 9.2%needed a retest
- Dangerous defect
- 4.3%same age 3.8%
- Typical mileage
- 26,100at the test
Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025
First-time pass rate by year first registered
Cupra AtecaAll cars first registered that year
| Year first registered | Tests | First-time pass | All cars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37 | 91.9% | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 596 | 89.3% | 88.5% |
| 2021 | 244 | 88.1% | 87.2% |
Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.
Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025
By age at the test
Cupra AtecaAll cars that age
| Age | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4 years | 659 | 88.2% | 87.4% | 27,300 |
| 5-9 years | 1 | 100.0% | 79.1% | 51,100 |
Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025
Where they’re tested
Colour shows how common the Cupra Ateca is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.
- under 0.5×
- 0.5×–0.8×
- 0.8×–1.25×
- 1.25×–2×
- 2× or more
- Fewer than 5 tests
- None tested
Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.
| Postcode area | Region | Tests | Share | vs all cars | First-time pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE Leicester | East Midlands | 49 | 5.6% | 3.1× | 67.3% |
| S Sheffield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 30 | 3.4% | 1.5× | 93.3% |
| LS Leeds | Yorkshire and the Humber | 25 | 2.8% | 2.5× | – |
| NN Northampton | East Midlands | 21 | 2.4% | 1.8× | – |
| CV Coventry | West Midlands | 20 | 2.3% | 1.5× | – |
| EH Edinburgh | Scotland | 20 | 2.3% | 1.8× | – |
| AB Aberdeen | Scotland | 19 | 2.2% | 2.8× | – |
| G Glasgow | Scotland | 19 | 2.2% | 1.4× | – |
| GU Guildford | South East | 19 | 2.2% | 1.6× | – |
| CA Carlisle | North West | 18 | 2.1% | 3.4× | – |
| B Birmingham | West Midlands | 17 | 1.9% | 0.6× | – |
| DE Derby | East Midlands | 16 | 1.8% | 1.3× | – |
| KY Kirkcaldy | Scotland | 15 | 1.7% | 3.0× | – |
| NE Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | 15 | 1.7% | 1.0× | – |
| PE Peterborough | East of England | 15 | 1.7% | 0.9× | – |
| BL Bolton | North West | 14 | 1.6% | 2.1× | – |
| NG Nottingham | East Midlands | 14 | 1.6% | 0.9× | – |
| PO Portsmouth | South East | 14 | 1.6% | 1.1× | – |
| PR Preston | North West | 14 | 1.6% | 1.7× | – |
| AL St Albans | East of England | 13 | 1.5% | 3.4× | – |
| WA Warrington | North West | 13 | 1.5% | 1.4× | – |
| BS Bristol | South West | 12 | 1.4% | 0.8× | – |
| DA Dartford | South East | 12 | 1.4% | 1.9× | – |
| YO York | Yorkshire and the Humber | 12 | 1.4% | 1.4× | – |
| DN Doncaster | Yorkshire and the Humber | 11 | 1.3% | 1.0× | – |
| CF Cardiff | Wales | 10 | 1.1% | 0.7× | – |
| IP Ipswich | East of England | 10 | 1.1% | 1.0× | – |
| OL Oldham | North West | 10 | 1.1% | 1.7× | – |
| SK Stockport | North West | 10 | 1.1% | 1.1× | – |
| DL Darlington | North East | 9 | 1.0% | 1.8× | – |
| HU Hull | Yorkshire and the Humber | 9 | 1.0% | 1.5× | – |
| LU Luton | East of England | 9 | 1.0% | 1.5× | – |
| MK Milton Keynes | South East | 9 | 1.0% | 1.0× | – |
| SA Swansea | Wales | 9 | 1.0% | 0.8× | – |
| SO Southampton | South East | 9 | 1.0% | 0.8× | – |
| WF Wakefield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 9 | 1.0% | 1.2× | – |
| WV Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 9 | 1.0% | 1.5× | – |
| BB Blackburn | North West | 8 | 0.9% | 1.0× | – |
| BD Bradford | Yorkshire and the Humber | 8 | 0.9% | 1.0× | – |
| CT Canterbury | South East | 8 | 0.9% | 1.2× | – |
| CW Crewe | North West | 8 | 0.9% | 1.5× | – |
| GL Gloucester | South West | 8 | 0.9% | 0.7× | – |
| PA Paisley | Scotland | 8 | 0.9% | 2.0× | – |
| SG Stevenage | East of England | 8 | 0.9% | 1.3× | – |
| TN Tonbridge | South East | 8 | 0.9% | 0.7× | – |
| TS Teesside | North East | 8 | 0.9% | 1.0× | – |
| TW Twickenham | London | 8 | 0.9% | 1.3× | – |
| WR Worcester | West Midlands | 8 | 0.9% | 1.6× | – |
| CB Cambridge | East of England | 7 | 0.8% | 1.1× | – |
| L Liverpool | North West | 7 | 0.8% | 0.7× | – |
| ME Rochester | South East | 7 | 0.8% | 0.7× | – |
| NR Norwich | East of England | 7 | 0.8% | 0.6× | – |
| RG Reading | South East | 7 | 0.8% | 0.5× | – |
| RM Romford | London | 7 | 0.8% | 1.0× | – |
| ST Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands | 7 | 0.8% | 0.7× | – |
| CM Chelmsford | East of England | 6 | 0.7% | 0.6× | – |
| CO Colchester | East of England | 6 | 0.7% | 0.9× | – |
| DD Dundee | Scotland | 6 | 0.7% | 1.7× | – |
| DY Dudley | West Midlands | 6 | 0.7% | 1.0× | – |
| HD Huddersfield | Yorkshire and the Humber | 6 | 0.7% | 1.7× | – |
| LN Lincoln | East Midlands | 6 | 0.7% | 1.2× | – |
| NP Newport | Wales | 6 | 0.7% | 0.8× | – |
| SL Slough | South East | 6 | 0.7% | 1.0× | – |
| WS Walsall | West Midlands | 6 | 0.7% | 1.0× | – |
| BR Bromley | London | 5 | 0.6% | 1.6× | – |
| CH Chester | North West | 5 | 0.6% | 0.5× | – |
| EX Exeter | South West | 5 | 0.6% | 0.5× | – |
| FK Falkirk | Scotland | 5 | 0.6% | 1.3× | – |
| HP Hemel Hempstead | South East | 5 | 0.6% | 0.6× | – |
| KA Kilmarnock | Scotland | 5 | 0.6% | 1.1× | – |
| KT Kingston upon Thames | London | 5 | 0.6% | 0.7× | – |
| NW London NW | London | 5 | 0.6% | 0.9× | – |
| RH Redhill | South East | 5 | 0.6% | 0.6× | – |
| BA Bath | South West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| BH Bournemouth | South West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| BN Brighton | South East | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| CR Croydon | London | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| DG Dumfries | Scotland | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| DH Durham | North East | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| DT Dorchester | South West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| EN Enfield | London | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| FY Blackpool | North West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| HG Harrogate | Yorkshire and the Humber | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| HR Hereford | West Midlands | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| HS Outer Hebrides | Scotland | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| HX Halifax | Yorkshire and the Humber | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| IG Ilford | London | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| IV Inverness | Scotland | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| KW Kirkwall | Scotland | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| LA Lancaster | North West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| LL Llandudno | Wales | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| M Manchester | North West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| ML Motherwell | Scotland | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| N London N | London | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| OX Oxford | South East | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| PH Perth | Scotland | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| PL Plymouth | South West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| SM Sutton | London | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| SN Swindon | South West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| SP Salisbury | South West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| SR Sunderland | North East | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| SS Southend-on-Sea | East of England | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| SW London SW | London | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| SY Shrewsbury | West Midlands | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| TA Taunton | South West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| TF Telford | West Midlands | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| TQ Torquay | South West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| TR Truro | South West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| UB Southall | London | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| WD Watford | East of England | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| WN Wigan | North West | fewer than 5 | – | – | – |
| Region | Tests | Share | vs all cars | First-time pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 112 | 12.8% | 1.7× | 90.2% |
| North East | 37 | 4.2% | 1.1× | 97.3% |
| North West | 118 | 13.4% | 1.2× | 88.1% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 114 | 13.0% | 1.4× | 93.9% |
| Wales | 26 | 3.0% | 0.6× | – |
| West Midlands | 78 | 8.9% | 0.9× | 92.3% |
| East Midlands | 106 | 12.1% | 1.7× | 79.2% |
| East of England | 87 | 9.9% | 1.0× | 82.8% |
| London | 42 | 4.8% | 0.7× | 85.7% |
| South East | 116 | 13.2% | 0.9× | 94.0% |
| South West | 42 | 4.8% | 0.5× | 90.5% |
Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025
Where they fail
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.
Cupra AtecaCars the same age
A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.
Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025
Most common failures
The 10 defects that failed Cupra Ateca tests most often, as a share of all tests.
| Failure | Tests | Cars the same age | vs same age | Marked dangerous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous | 2.5% | 1.2% | 2.1× | 100.0% |
| Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1.9× | 0.0% |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.4× | 100.0% |
| Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.6× | 0.0% |
| Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors) | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.8× | 0.0% |
| Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension | 1.0% | 0.2% | 5.0× | 0.0% |
| Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks | 0.9% | 0.3% | 3.0× | 0.0% |
| SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and airbags | 0.7% | 0.1% | 7.0× | 0.0% |
| Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating Brakes | 0.7% | 0.1% | 7.0× | 0.0% |
| Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Emissions and leaks | 0.6% | 0.0% | – | 0.0% |
“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.
Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025
Most common advisories
Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.
| Advisory | Tests |
|---|---|
| Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge | 14.0% |
| Brake pads: wearing thin | 9.5% |
| Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing | 5.5% |
| Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt | 3.8% |
| Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened | 3.6% |
| Brake discs: worn, but not excessively | 2.6% |
| Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil | 2.3% |
| Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre | 2.2% |
| Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords | 1.6% |
| Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement | 0.6% |