2019 SEAT Leon: 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 77.1% to 78.3% (±0.6 points).

• 2019 SEAT Leon77.7%
• All vehicles first used in 201983.5%

That is 5.8 points below the average for all vehicles first used in 2019 (83.5%). These cars were about 6 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2019 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2019, failures are more common in suspension (4.7×), tyres (1.2×) and windscreen, wipers, mirrors (1.3×), and less common in lights and electrics (0.8×) and brakes (0.9×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2019.

1. Suspension10.4 in 100 tests4.7× compared with 2.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2019
2. Tyres6.1 in 100 tests1.2× compared with 5.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2019
3. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors3.8 in 100 tests1.3× compared with 2.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2019
4. Lights and electrics3.5 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 4.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2019
5. Brakes2.8 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 3.1 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2019
6. Noise, emissions, leaks0.8 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2019
7. Wheels0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2019

All vehicles first used in 2019: the 248 models in our data, 2,411,315 tests (97.7% of all 2,466,996 tests on vehicles first used in 2019). 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 –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2019 SEAT Leon

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other SEAT Leon years

• 2013 SEAT Leon71.4%
• 2014 SEAT Leon76.6%
• 2015 SEAT Leon78.6%
• 2016 SEAT Leon79.7%
• 2017 SEAT Leon78.5%
• 2018 SEAT Leon78.5%
• 2020 SEAT Leon83.9%
• 2021 SEAT Leon87.2%

Other cars first used in 2019

• 2019 Ford Fiesta84.7%
• 2019 Vauxhall Corsa80.2%
• 2019 Ford Focus81.5%
• 2019 Volkswagen Golf86.9%
• 2019 MINI Hatch87.9%