2014 SEAT Ibiza: MOT pass rate and common faults
Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 60.7% to 62.1% (±0.7 points).
That is 7.2 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2014 (68.6%). These cars were about 11 years old at the test.
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Failure areas compared with all 2014 vehicles
Compared with all vehicles first used in 2014, failures are more common in lights and electrics (1.4×), suspension (1.4×), brakes (1.5×), tyres (1.2×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.5×) and body, chassis, structure (1.2×). Other differences are within the margin of error.
- Lights and electrics16.2 in 100 tests1.4× compared with 11.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
- Suspension15.0 in 100 tests1.4× compared with 10.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
- Brakes10.1 in 100 tests1.5× compared with 6.7 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
- Tyres8.4 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 7.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
- Windscreen, wipers, mirrors6.6 in 100 tests1.5× compared with 4.3 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
- Body, chassis, structure3.7 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 3.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
- Noise, emissions, leaks3.0 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 3.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
- Steering2.5 in 100 tests1.0× compared with 2.5 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2014
- Seat belts and airbags0.9 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2014
- Wheels0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2014
- Number plates and VIN0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2014
All vehicles first used in 2014: the 215 models in our data, 2,266,322 tests (97.3% of all 2,330,102 tests on vehicles first used in 2014). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.
After an MOT advisory
Tyres
Of 2014 SEAT Ibiza cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a tyre advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 9.2% failed on tyres, against 6.6% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 2,244 and 6,730 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 9.8% of those with a tyre advisory and 9.4% of the others.
Brakes
Of 2014 SEAT Ibiza cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a brake advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 15.4% failed on brakes, against 7.1% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,659 and 7,325 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 10.6% of those with a brake advisory and 9.3% of the others.
Suspension
Of 2014 SEAT Ibiza cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a suspension advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 17.9% failed on suspension, against 12.3% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 2,077 and 6,872 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 10.4% of those with a suspension advisory and 9.2% of the others.
Similar cars are the same model, first-use year and mileage band. Areas are the DVSA's top-level groups, so the later fail may not be the fault that was advised. These figures describe what happened to these cars. They don't show what a repair would have changed.
SEAT Ibiza, all first-use years togetherHow we worked this outAll models compared, with the dataWhat MOT data can't tell you about any 2014 SEAT Ibiza
Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.
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