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MOT History from tests of diesel SEAT ALTEAs year 2013

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Pass percent:79.04%
(The average a diesel SEAT ALTEA year 2013 passes without issue)
Based on:12,215 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment493
Registration plate lamp issues252
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively189
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))136
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak108
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))101
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak96
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))87
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))63
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))62
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))60
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))56
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))51
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))49
Registration plate issues39
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))39
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))34
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))34
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))33
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))33
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))30
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))28
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))27
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))25
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))25
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||24
Brakes imbalanced across an axle24
Windscreen washer not working 24
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))24
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))23
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))23
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))22
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))22
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))21
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))21
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened20
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))20
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))19
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))17
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|16
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened16
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))16
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))16
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))16
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))16
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))15
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))15
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||14
Horn not working (7.7 (a))14
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))13
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))13
Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))13
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))13
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a||12
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))12
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))12
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|11
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|11
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))11
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))11
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|10
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))10
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))10
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))10
Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))10
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|9
Offside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||9
Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))9
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))9
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))9
Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))9
Front brake excessively fluctuating8
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|8
Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||8
Nearside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))8
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))8
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))8
Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))8
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))8

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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