CupraLeon MOT results

In 2025, 84.7% of Cupra Leon MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 87.9% for cars of the same age. 8.4% had at least one dangerous defect (3.9% for cars the same age). The typical Cupra Leon tested was 3 years old with 30,200 miles. Based on 1,519 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Cupra Leon cars are on the road

First-time pass: 84.7%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 87.9%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 1.5%passed after repair
Failed: 13.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 8.4%same age 3.9%
Typical mileage: 30,200at the test

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First-time pass rate by year first registered

Cupra LeonAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	57	91.2%	91.7%
2022	618	87.9%	88.5%
2021	796	81.8%	87.2%
2020	43	81.4%	85.9%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Cupra LeonAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	1,267	83.9%	87.4%	31,300
5-9 years	15	80.0%	79.1%	48,300

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Cupra Leon 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	68	4.5%	2.5×	64.7%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	57	3.8%	3.3×	87.7%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	48	3.2%	1.4×	93.8%
DE Derby	East Midlands	39	2.6%	1.9×	74.4%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	38	2.5%	1.7×	84.2%
G Glasgow	Scotland	38	2.5%	1.6×	78.9%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	36	2.4%	1.8×	80.6%
BL Bolton	North West	32	2.1%	2.7×	93.8%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	32	2.1%	2.0×	87.5%
PR Preston	North West	31	2.0%	2.2×	83.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	29	1.9%	1.0×	–
B Birmingham	West Midlands	27	1.8%	0.6×	–
L Liverpool	North West	27	1.8%	1.6×	–
SK Stockport	North West	26	1.7%	1.7×	–
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	25	1.6%	0.9×	–
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	24	1.6%	1.4×	–
SO Southampton	South East	23	1.5%	1.2×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	22	1.4%	1.9×	–
NN Northampton	East Midlands	22	1.4%	1.1×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	21	1.4%	1.1×	–
OL Oldham	North West	20	1.3%	1.9×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	20	1.3%	1.0×	–
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	20	1.3%	1.5×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	20	1.3%	1.4×	–
GL Gloucester	South West	19	1.3%	1.0×	–
NP Newport	Wales	19	1.3%	1.4×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	18	1.2%	2.0×	–
M Manchester	North West	18	1.2%	0.8×	–
CM Chelmsford	East of England	17	1.1%	0.9×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	16	1.1%	1.2×	–
WA Warrington	North West	16	1.1%	1.0×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	15	1.0%	1.4×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	15	1.0%	1.5×	–
GU Guildford	South East	15	1.0%	0.7×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	15	1.0%	1.8×	–
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	15	1.0%	0.6×	–
OX Oxford	South East	15	1.0%	0.9×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	15	1.0%	2.2×	–
RG Reading	South East	15	1.0%	0.7×	–
CF Cardiff	Wales	14	0.9%	0.6×	–
CW Crewe	North West	14	0.9%	1.5×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	14	0.9%	2.1×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	14	0.9%	1.3×	–
IP Ipswich	East of England	14	0.9%	0.8×	–
NR Norwich	East of England	14	0.9%	0.7×	–
TN Tonbridge	South East	14	0.9%	0.7×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	14	0.9%	1.4×	–
BS Bristol	South West	13	0.9%	0.5×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	13	0.9%	2.1×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	13	0.9%	0.9×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	13	0.9%	1.5×	–
PO Portsmouth	South East	12	0.8%	0.6×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	12	0.8%	1.1×	–
SL Slough	South East	12	0.8%	1.1×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	12	0.8%	1.3×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	11	0.7%	1.6×	–
BA Bath	South West	11	0.7%	0.9×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	11	0.7%	1.8×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	11	0.7%	1.5×	–
RH Redhill	South East	11	0.7%	0.7×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	10	0.7%	1.2×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	10	0.7%	2.0×	–
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	9	0.6%	0.6×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	9	0.6%	1.4×	–
SN Swindon	South West	9	0.6%	0.7×	–
TS Teesside	North East	9	0.6%	0.6×	–
BH Bournemouth	South West	8	0.5%	0.5×	–
CH Chester	North West	8	0.5%	0.5×	–
DL Darlington	North East	8	0.5%	0.9×	–
EN Enfield	London	8	0.5%	0.9×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	8	0.5%	1.0×	–
SE London SE	London	8	0.5%	0.7×	–
WN Wigan	North West	8	0.5%	1.1×	–
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	7	0.5%	0.5×	–
DA Dartford	South East	7	0.5%	0.6×	–
DH Durham	North East	7	0.5%	0.9×	–
EX Exeter	South West	7	0.5%	0.4×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	7	0.5%	0.5×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	6	0.4%	0.5×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	6	0.4%	0.6×	–
TA Taunton	South West	6	0.4%	0.6×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	6	0.4%	0.6×	–
BR Bromley	London	5	0.3%	0.9×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	5	0.3%	0.4×	–
LU Luton	East of England	5	0.3%	0.5×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	5	0.3%	0.3×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	5	0.3%	0.9×	–
TR Truro	South West	5	0.3%	0.5×	–
BN Brighton	South East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
CR Croydon	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DT Dorchester	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
E London E	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
FY Blackpool	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HA Harrow	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
IG Ilford	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ME Rochester	South East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
N London N	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
NW London NW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PH Perth	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
RM Romford	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SM Sutton	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SP Salisbury	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SW London SW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TQ Torquay	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TW Twickenham	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
UB Southall	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
WD Watford	East of England	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	172	11.3%	1.5×	82.6%
North East	49	3.2%	0.8×	89.8%
North West	246	16.2%	1.4×	89.0%
Yorkshire and the Humber	220	14.5%	1.6×	85.5%
Wales	66	4.3%	0.9×	89.4%
West Midlands	148	9.7%	1.0×	90.5%
East Midlands	167	11.0%	1.6×	72.5%
East of England	131	8.6%	0.8×	79.4%
London	51	3.4%	0.4×	90.2%
South East	179	11.8%	0.8×	83.2%
South West	90	5.9%	0.6×	88.9%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Cupra LeonCars the same age

Tyres10.3%4.9%
Suspension2.0%0.9%
Brakes1.6%1.7%
Lights and electrics1.6%2.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.4%2.9%
Seat belts and airbags0.7%0.3%
Emissions and leaks0.5%0.5%
Body and structure0.1%0.3%
Steering0.1%0.1%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Cupra Leon tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	3.2%	1.9%	1.7×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	3.2%	1.0%	3.2×	100.0%
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	1.9%	0.4%	4.8×	100.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.3%	1.2%	1.1×	100.0%
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	1.2%	0.2%	6.0×	100.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	1.1%	0.2%	5.5×	0.0%
Condition: has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	0.7%	0.1%	7.0×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.7%	0.8%	0.9×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.7%	0.6%	1.2×	0.0%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and airbags	0.5%	0.1%	5.0×	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.

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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	14.6%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	7.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	6.8%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	5.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin	3.6%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	3.5%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.4%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.2%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	1.6%
Condition: slightly damaged	1.3%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	853	87.5%
Hybrid	666	81.1%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model