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MOT History from tests of diesel SEAT LEONs year 2012

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Pass percent:77.24%
(The average a diesel SEAT LEON year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:86,257 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3226
Registration plate lamp issues2198
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1364
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1101
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak932
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))722
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))550
Registration plate issues517
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))467
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))426
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))318
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))317
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))301
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))295
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))293
Brakes imbalanced across an axle291
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))286
Windscreen washer not working 277
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))274
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|259
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))252
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))245
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))224
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))223
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))220
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak201
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened195
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))193
Offside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak190
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))188
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|184
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))171
Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))166
Horn not working (7.7 (a))153
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))152
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))151
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))147
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened147
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))145
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))142
Rear brake binding135
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))134
Central Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))130
Rear Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a))123
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))123
Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))121
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2|103
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))96
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))96
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))95
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault95
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))91
Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a|88
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))87
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))84
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))79
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|78
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))77
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))77
Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))76
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|76
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))76
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))75
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))74
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))73
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))72
Offside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))72
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))71
Horn not working |1.6.2a|71
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))71
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))69
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i||68
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))68
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding |1.2.1 |f||67
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))66
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))66
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))64
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|64
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))63
Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))62
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))60

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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