SEATAltea MOT results

In 2025, 59.1% of SEAT Altea MOT tests were passed first time, worse than the 60.8% for cars of the same age. 10.4% had at least one dangerous defect (9.6% for cars the same age). The typical SEAT Altea tested was 15 years old with 109,200 miles. Based on 12,237 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 59.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 60.8%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 7.2%passed after repair
Failed: 33.8%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 10.4%same age 9.6%
Typical mileage: 109,200at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

SEAT AlteaAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2015	440	67.5%	71.8%
2014	765	68.1%	68.5%
2013	1,376	63.1%	65.6%
2012	1,476	64.7%	63.2%
2011	1,219	60.7%	61.0%
2010	1,161	60.6%	59.1%
2009	1,338	53.7%	58.1%
2008	1,486	54.8%	57.0%
2007	1,576	54.1%	57.2%
2006	826	55.0%	56.8%
2005	411	52.6%	57.5%
2004	162	54.3%	57.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

SEAT AlteaAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	147	71.4%	79.1%	80,100
10-14 years	5,638	63.5%	65.7%	97,000
15-19 years	6,074	55.2%	57.6%	121,100
20-29 years	378	50.3%	59.6%	124,900

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the SEAT Altea 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
B Birmingham	West Midlands	403	3.3%	1.1×	68.2%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	354	2.9%	1.3×	67.2%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	287	2.3%	1.3×	64.1%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	280	2.3%	1.3×	60.4%
SA Swansea	Wales	267	2.2%	1.7×	53.2%
BS Bristol	South West	259	2.1%	1.2×	50.6%
PE Peterborough	East of England	254	2.1%	1.1×	66.1%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	246	2.0%	1.5×	57.3%
EX Exeter	South West	244	2.0%	1.8×	49.6%
DE Derby	East Midlands	228	1.9%	1.4×	59.6%
NR Norwich	East of England	222	1.8%	1.3×	60.4%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	213	1.7%	1.2×	62.0%
PO Portsmouth	South East	205	1.7%	1.2×	53.7%
M Manchester	North West	197	1.6%	1.1×	61.4%
PL Plymouth	South West	194	1.6%	1.6×	49.0%
RG Reading	South East	191	1.6%	1.0×	61.3%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	189	1.5%	1.1×	57.1%
CF Cardiff	Wales	185	1.5%	0.9×	52.4%
IP Ipswich	East of England	182	1.5%	1.3×	64.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	177	1.4%	1.1×	54.8%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	173	1.4%	1.6×	63.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	172	1.4%	0.8×	58.1%
GL Gloucester	South West	171	1.4%	1.1×	55.6%
CT Canterbury	South East	164	1.3%	1.7×	72.6%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	164	1.3%	1.2×	59.8%
SO Southampton	South East	162	1.3%	1.1×	53.7%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	151	1.2%	1.2×	57.6%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	151	1.2%	1.1×	59.6%
OX Oxford	South East	148	1.2%	1.1×	65.5%
LL Llandudno	Wales	147	1.2%	1.3×	55.1%
TS Teesside	North East	146	1.2%	1.3×	61.6%
BA Bath	South West	144	1.2%	1.4×	46.5%
BH Bournemouth	South West	133	1.1%	1.0×	53.4%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	133	1.1%	1.2×	66.2%
G Glasgow	Scotland	129	1.1%	0.7×	57.4%
ME Rochester	South East	129	1.1%	1.0×	55.8%
TR Truro	South West	129	1.1%	1.7×	54.3%
PR Preston	North West	128	1.0%	1.1×	57.0%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	126	1.0%	0.8×	53.2%
BN Brighton	South East	125	1.0%	0.9×	59.2%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	123	1.0%	1.1×	48.8%
BB Blackburn	North West	119	1.0%	1.1×	65.5%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	119	1.0%	1.4×	62.2%
NP Newport	Wales	119	1.0%	1.1×	56.3%
TQ Torquay	South West	118	1.0%	1.9×	56.8%
GU Guildford	South East	114	0.9%	0.7×	70.2%
SN Swindon	South West	112	0.9%	1.0×	55.4%
TA Taunton	South West	109	0.9%	1.4×	53.2%
CO Colchester	East of England	108	0.9%	1.1×	60.2%
CB Cambridge	East of England	107	0.9%	1.2×	61.7%
LA Lancaster	North West	107	0.9%	1.6×	53.3%
CA Carlisle	North West	106	0.9%	1.5×	50.0%
L Liverpool	North West	104	0.8%	0.8×	58.7%
SK Stockport	North West	98	0.8%	0.8×	63.3%
CH Chester	North West	97	0.8%	0.7×	60.8%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	97	0.8%	0.8×	60.8%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	93	0.8%	0.6×	61.3%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	90	0.7%	1.1×	57.8%
OL Oldham	North West	89	0.7%	1.1×	62.9%
RH Redhill	South East	84	0.7%	0.7×	61.9%
BL Bolton	North West	83	0.7%	0.9×	59.0%
SG Stevenage	East of England	83	0.7%	0.9×	60.2%
SP Salisbury	South West	83	0.7%	1.4×	53.0%
DL Darlington	North East	81	0.7%	1.1×	61.7%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	81	0.7%	1.0×	64.2%
WA Warrington	North West	76	0.6%	0.6×	52.6%
LU Luton	East of England	73	0.6%	0.9×	56.2%
CW Crewe	North West	71	0.6%	1.0×	66.2%
DH Durham	North East	67	0.5%	1.1×	67.2%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	67	0.5%	1.0×	38.8%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	66	0.5%	0.8×	69.7%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	64	0.5%	0.8×	51.6%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	63	0.5%	0.9×	50.8%
SL Slough	South East	62	0.5%	0.7×	67.7%
SR Sunderland	North East	60	0.5%	1.5×	60.0%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	60	0.5%	0.8×	61.7%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	59	0.5%	0.6×	49.2%
DT Dorchester	South West	59	0.5%	1.2×	55.9%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	56	0.5%	0.5×	71.4%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	54	0.4%	1.1×	59.3%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	53	0.4%	0.8×	58.5%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	52	0.4%	0.9×	51.9%
TF Telford	West Midlands	49	0.4%	1.1×	63.3%
FY Blackpool	North West	46	0.4%	0.9×	43.5%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	46	0.4%	1.0×	63.0%
IV Inverness	Scotland	45	0.4%	0.9×	60.0%
AL St Albans	East of England	43	0.4%	0.8×	58.1%
WN Wigan	North West	41	0.3%	0.7×	63.4%
DA Dartford	South East	39	0.3%	0.4×	69.2%
DD Dundee	Scotland	37	0.3%	0.7×	40.5%
SE London SE	London	37	0.3%	0.4×	75.7%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	32	0.3%	0.9×	59.4%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	31	0.3%	0.3×	74.2%
PA Paisley	Scotland	31	0.3%	0.6×	45.2%
TW Twickenham	London	31	0.3%	0.4×	77.4%
EN Enfield	London	30	0.2%	0.4×	60.0%
N London N	London	30	0.2%	0.4×	53.3%
RM Romford	London	30	0.2%	0.3×	53.3%
E London E	London	28	0.2%	0.3×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	26	0.2%	0.9×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	25	0.2%	0.5×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	24	0.2%	1.0×	–
HA Harrow	London	23	0.2%	0.3×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	23	0.2%	0.6×	–
NW London NW	London	22	0.2%	0.3×	–
CR Croydon	London	20	0.2%	0.2×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	19	0.2%	0.7×	–
IG Ilford	London	18	0.1%	0.3×	–
UB Southall	London	18	0.1%	0.2×	–
WD Watford	East of England	18	0.1%	0.4×	–
BR Bromley	London	16	0.1%	0.4×	–
SM Sutton	London	16	0.1%	0.6×	–
SW London SW	London	16	0.1%	0.3×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	12	<0.1%	1.2×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	11	<0.1%	1.1×	–
W London W	London	8	<0.1%	0.3×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	6	<0.1%	1.1×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	710	5.8%	0.7×	52.7%
North East	526	4.3%	1.1×	61.0%
North West	1,362	11.1%	1.0×	58.9%
Yorkshire and the Humber	1,424	11.6%	1.3×	61.7%
Wales	729	6.0%	1.2×	53.6%
West Midlands	1,223	10.0%	1.0×	63.5%
East Midlands	1,047	8.6%	1.2×	60.1%
East of England	1,239	10.1%	1.0×	62.9%
London	374	3.1%	0.3×	65.2%
South East	1,848	15.1%	1.0×	60.6%
South West	1,755	14.3%	1.4×	52.1%

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.

SEAT AlteaCars the same age

Suspension17.7%15.7%
Lights and electrics16.6%17.9%
Brakes11.2%9.7%
Body and structure8.2%6.1%
Tyres8.1%7.1%
Emissions and leaks5.8%5.0%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)5.5%5.9%
Seat belts and airbags2.9%1.7%
Steering1.7%3.3%

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 SEAT Altea tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	6.3%	3.8%	1.7×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	4.8%	2.5%	1.9×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	4.2%	3.4%	1.2×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	3.7%	2.5%	1.5×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.5%	4.9%	0.7×	0.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	3.4%	1.6%	2.1×	0.0%
Service brake performance: excessively binding Brakes	3.1%	1.3%	2.4×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	3.0%	1.7%	1.8×	100.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.9%	2.8%	1.0×	100.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.8%	2.0%	1.4×	100.0%

“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	26.1%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	14.2%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	9.7%
Coil spring: corroded	8.8%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	8.7%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	8.5%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	8.4%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.9%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	7.6%
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	5.9%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	10,431	59.6%
Petrol	1,805	56.2%

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

MOT results for every model