SEAT Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of SEAT vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 6,771,225 SEAT Vehicle checks and ranked the reasons that SEATs fail their tests. Use this service to help find a new vehicle that’s right for you or get ready for your own SEAT's check.

Some examples of the most common issues are:
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:8,588 times
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:8,246 times
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:2,332 times
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings  Occurs:484 times
Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:897 times
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:18,962 times
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:2,887 times
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:2,469 times
Offside Front All position lamps not working  Occurs:898 times
Nearside Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced  Occurs:342 times
Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:484 times
Offside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:722 times
Offside Obligatory mirror missing  Occurs:799 times
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing  Occurs:779 times
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:368 times
Offside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings  Occurs:430 times
Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:393 times
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) Occurs:1,142 times
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:851 times
Offside Steering rack gaiter insecure  Occurs:423 times
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:2,887 times
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) Occurs:626 times
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:1,378 times
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release  Occurs:438 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:1,403 times
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