2015 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 62.6% to 64.0% (±0.8 points).
That is 8.6 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2015 (71.9%). These cars were about 10 years old at the test.
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Failure areas compared with all 2015 vehicles
Compared with all vehicles first used in 2015, failures are more common in suspension (1.7×), lights and electrics (1.5×), tyres (1.3×), brakes (1.5×), windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.7×) and body, chassis, structure (1.1×), and less common in noise, emissions, leaks (0.9×). Other differences are within the margin of error.
- Suspension14.9 in 100 tests1.7× compared with 9.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
- Lights and electrics13.9 in 100 tests1.5× compared with 9.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
- Tyres9.2 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 7.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
- Brakes9.1 in 100 tests1.5× compared with 5.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
- Windscreen, wipers, mirrors6.7 in 100 tests1.7× compared with 3.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
- Body, chassis, structure2.7 in 100 tests1.1× compared with 2.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
- Noise, emissions, leaks2.5 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 2.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
- Steering1.2 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2015
- Seat belts and airbags0.6 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2015
- Wheels0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2015
- Number plates and VIN0.3 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2015
All vehicles first used in 2015: the 235 models in our data, 2,524,723 tests (98.0% of all 2,576,147 tests on vehicles first used in 2015). 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 2015 SEAT Ibiza cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a tyre advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 11.2% failed on tyres, against 6.9% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 2,259 and 6,597 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 8.2% of those with a tyre advisory and 8.7% of the others.
Brakes
Of 2015 SEAT Ibiza cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a brake advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 10.6% failed on brakes, against 6.5% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,602 and 7,255 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 8.9% of those with a brake advisory and 8.5% of the others.
Suspension
Of 2015 SEAT Ibiza cars that passed their 2024 MOT with a suspension advisory and came back for their next MOT 10–14 months later, 17.6% failed on suspension, against 12.2% of similar cars with nothing noted. Based on 1,957 and 6,878 cars.
Cars not tested again in that window are not included: 8.9% of those with a suspension advisory and 8.5% 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 2015 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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