SEATLeon MOT results

In 2025, 75.7% of SEAT Leon MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 74.0% for cars of the same age. 7.6% had at least one dangerous defect (7.1% for cars the same age). The typical SEAT Leon tested was 8 years old with 74,800 miles. Based on 180,382 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many SEAT Leon cars are on the road

First-time pass: 75.7%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 74.0%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.2%passed after repair
Failed: 20.2%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.6%same age 7.1%
Typical mileage: 74,800at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

SEAT LeonAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	67	95.5%	91.7%
2022	3,364	88.5%	88.5%
2021	10,651	87.2%	87.2%
2020	13,040	83.8%	85.9%
2019	18,663	77.7%	83.5%
2018	20,453	78.4%	80.8%
2017	17,754	78.4%	78.1%
2016	15,383	79.6%	74.8%
2015	16,551	78.7%	71.8%
2014	17,939	76.5%	68.5%
2013	10,993	71.5%	65.6%
2012	8,030	65.5%	63.2%
2011	5,750	63.5%	61.0%
2010	4,987	61.1%	59.1%
2009	4,015	59.9%	58.1%
2008	3,662	60.0%	57.0%
2007	3,191	59.7%	57.2%
2006	2,036	55.6%	56.8%
2005	1,254	60.5%	57.5%
2004	1,089	61.7%	57.5%
2003	839	62.9%	58.5%
2002	409	61.6%	59.4%
2001	186	60.2%	60.9%
2000	49	61.2%	62.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

SEAT LeonAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	18,129	86.9%	87.4%	35,800
5-9 years	86,800	78.9%	79.1%	61,400
10-14 years	54,874	72.3%	65.7%	101,300
15-19 years	16,197	59.3%	57.6%	124,400
20-29 years	3,239	61.9%	59.6%	129,700

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the SEAT 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
B Birmingham	West Midlands	8,802	4.9%	1.6×	78.5%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	6,023	3.3%	1.5×	78.7%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	4,109	2.3%	1.3×	75.8%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	3,910	2.2%	1.2×	75.4%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	3,600	2.0%	1.8×	75.5%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	3,568	2.0%	2.2×	76.8%
DE Derby	East Midlands	3,554	2.0%	1.4×	76.6%
G Glasgow	Scotland	3,502	1.9%	1.2×	74.9%
BS Bristol	South West	3,438	1.9%	1.1×	71.8%
M Manchester	North West	3,326	1.8%	1.2×	76.3%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	3,219	1.8%	1.2×	77.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	3,208	1.8%	1.1×	75.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	3,040	1.7%	0.9×	76.6%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	3,018	1.7%	1.3×	75.0%
CF Cardiff	Wales	2,952	1.6%	1.0×	74.3%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	2,653	1.5%	1.1×	71.3%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,503	1.4%	1.6×	77.1%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	2,474	1.4%	1.2×	74.8%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	2,349	1.3%	1.0×	71.3%
SA Swansea	Wales	2,288	1.3%	1.0×	73.8%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	2,219	1.2%	1.2×	78.0%
GL Gloucester	South West	2,196	1.2%	1.0×	72.9%
RG Reading	South East	2,166	1.2%	0.8×	77.7%
BB Blackburn	North West	2,149	1.2%	1.4×	78.9%
SK Stockport	North West	2,141	1.2%	1.2×	76.6%
OL Oldham	North West	2,128	1.2%	1.7×	75.2%
OX Oxford	South East	2,047	1.1%	1.0×	75.0%
GU Guildford	South East	2,046	1.1%	0.8×	77.0%
PO Portsmouth	South East	2,018	1.1%	0.8×	73.3%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,970	1.1%	0.8×	74.9%
TS Teesside	North East	1,930	1.1%	1.2×	76.4%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,917	1.1%	0.8×	73.8%
SO Southampton	South East	1,910	1.1%	0.9×	75.7%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,901	1.1%	0.9×	76.4%
EX Exeter	South West	1,886	1.0%	0.9×	69.1%
PR Preston	North West	1,844	1.0%	1.1×	76.4%
NP Newport	Wales	1,843	1.0%	1.2×	70.8%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,816	1.0%	1.1×	73.0%
LL Llandudno	Wales	1,806	1.0%	1.0×	73.7%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	1,705	0.9%	1.0×	78.4%
PL Plymouth	South West	1,606	0.9%	0.9×	67.8%
L Liverpool	North West	1,580	0.9%	0.8×	78.7%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1,557	0.9%	1.3×	77.5%
SN Swindon	South West	1,521	0.8%	1.0×	75.3%
BL Bolton	North West	1,516	0.8%	1.1×	78.5%
CA Carlisle	North West	1,508	0.8%	1.4×	74.6%
CW Crewe	North West	1,498	0.8%	1.4×	74.4%
WA Warrington	North West	1,483	0.8%	0.8×	77.7%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	1,478	0.8%	1.1×	73.0%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	1,458	0.8%	1.1×	75.8%
SG Stevenage	East of England	1,453	0.8%	1.1×	79.1%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,443	0.8%	1.1×	76.6%
CB Cambridge	East of England	1,435	0.8%	1.1×	75.7%
DL Darlington	North East	1,409	0.8%	1.4×	74.9%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	1,396	0.8%	0.6×	81.4%
CH Chester	North West	1,392	0.8%	0.7×	73.3%
BN Brighton	South East	1,380	0.8%	0.6×	71.9%
TR Truro	South West	1,349	0.7%	1.2×	72.1%
BH Bournemouth	South West	1,343	0.7%	0.7×	76.9%
RH Redhill	South East	1,341	0.7%	0.7×	78.2%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,313	0.7%	1.8×	75.3%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	1,296	0.7%	1.1×	79.3%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	1,270	0.7%	1.2×	76.9%
BA Bath	South West	1,213	0.7%	0.8×	71.2%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	1,213	0.7%	1.2×	68.4%
ME Rochester	South East	1,202	0.7%	0.6×	76.7%
DH Durham	North East	1,159	0.6%	1.3×	75.4%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	1,153	0.6%	1.1×	75.2%
LA Lancaster	North West	1,123	0.6%	1.2×	75.9%
PA Paisley	Scotland	1,113	0.6%	1.4×	73.1%
LU Luton	East of England	1,017	0.6%	0.9×	78.2%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	988	0.5%	1.0×	73.4%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	974	0.5%	0.8×	74.7%
IV Inverness	Scotland	954	0.5%	1.2×	75.1%
CO Colchester	East of England	888	0.5%	0.6×	73.8%
SR Sunderland	North East	884	0.5%	1.5×	75.3%
CT Canterbury	South East	882	0.5%	0.6×	74.5%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	868	0.5%	1.0×	73.7%
TA Taunton	South West	847	0.5%	0.7×	69.8%
SP Salisbury	South West	842	0.5%	1.0×	70.1%
TQ Torquay	South West	837	0.5%	0.9×	71.2%
SL Slough	South East	803	0.4%	0.6×	82.6%
DA Dartford	South East	795	0.4%	0.6×	80.6%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	794	0.4%	1.8×	74.8%
TW Twickenham	London	774	0.4%	0.6×	81.3%
AL St Albans	East of England	752	0.4%	0.9×	79.0%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	740	0.4%	1.0×	73.2%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	729	0.4%	0.5×	79.3%
SE London SE	London	708	0.4%	0.5×	80.9%
WN Wigan	North West	698	0.4%	0.8×	76.2%
DD Dundee	Scotland	685	0.4%	0.9×	69.1%
TF Telford	West Midlands	651	0.4%	1.0×	76.3%
E London E	London	616	0.3%	0.4×	82.8%
N London N	London	603	0.3%	0.5×	77.8%
FY Blackpool	North West	597	0.3%	0.8×	74.0%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	565	0.3%	0.8×	73.8%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	528	0.3%	0.3×	80.9%
EN Enfield	London	514	0.3%	0.5×	85.4%
CR Croydon	London	510	0.3%	0.4×	77.3%
UB Southall	London	498	0.3%	0.5×	79.1%
NW London NW	London	468	0.3%	0.4×	75.9%
RM Romford	London	467	0.3%	0.3×	81.6%
HA Harrow	London	465	0.3%	0.4×	81.1%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	465	0.3%	0.9×	76.6%
WD Watford	East of England	454	0.3%	0.6×	79.1%
DT Dorchester	South West	439	0.2%	0.6×	70.8%
PH Perth	Scotland	401	0.2%	0.8×	70.8%
BR Bromley	London	400	0.2%	0.6×	82.8%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	318	0.2%	0.9×	77.4%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	298	0.2%	0.7×	76.2%
SW London SW	London	294	0.2%	0.4×	78.2%
IG Ilford	London	236	0.1%	0.3×	80.9%
SM Sutton	London	206	0.1%	0.5×	81.6%
W London W	London	182	0.1%	0.4×	76.9%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	173	<0.1%	1.1×	69.4%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	75	<0.1%	0.5×	72.0%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	69	<0.1%	0.9×	71.0%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	53	<0.1%	0.8×	77.4%

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	15,202	8.4%	1.1×	72.9%
North East	8,590	4.8%	1.2×	75.5%
North West	22,983	12.7%	1.1×	76.4%
Yorkshire and the Humber	24,543	13.6%	1.5×	76.4%
Wales	8,964	5.0%	1.0×	73.3%
West Midlands	22,266	12.3%	1.3×	77.3%
East Midlands	15,379	8.5%	1.2×	75.0%
East of England	14,834	8.2%	0.8×	77.2%
London	7,670	4.3%	0.5×	80.3%
South East	22,431	12.4%	0.8×	76.3%
South West	17,517	9.7%	0.9×	71.7%

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Where they fail

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

SEAT LeonCars the same age

Suspension9.0%7.9%
Tyres6.6%6.3%
Lights and electrics6.0%9.2%
Brakes5.2%5.6%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.8%4.0%
Emissions and leaks2.6%2.7%
Body and structure2.0%2.6%
Seat belts and airbags0.7%0.8%
Steering0.5%1.7%

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 Leon 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	4.1%	2.3%	1.8×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.6%	2.2%	1.2×	100.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	2.4%	0.8%	3.0×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.2%	1.9%	1.2×	100.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.5%	1.3%	1.2×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.5%	1.3%	1.2×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	1.5%	1.4%	1.1×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.4%	1.8%	0.8×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.4%	1.4%	1.0×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	1.2%	1.0%	1.2×	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	19.4%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	17.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin	10.0%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	9.2%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	9.0%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	3.8%
Coil spring: corroded	3.7%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	3.2%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	2.9%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	2.7%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	105,183	78.1%
Diesel	69,844	71.1%
Hybrid	5,349	87.9%

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

MOT results for every model