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:

Brake lever has abnormal movement of levers indicating excessive wear or maladjustment (1.1.15 (f)) Occurs:436 times
Nearside Front Shock absorber has negligible damping effect Occurs:509 times
Registration plate issues Occurs:58,309 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint Occurs:2,625 times
Nearside Front Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury wing (6.2.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:372 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:2,942 times
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment Occurs:10,186 times
Offside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) Occurs:682 times
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Occurs:676 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:707 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working aii Occurs:3,162 times
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Occurs:4,149 times
Nearside Front Bonded suspension unit deteriorated and cannot function as intended Occurs:389 times
Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour Occurs:1,404 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement rear bush Occurs:908 times
Power steering component leaking Occurs:558 times
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working Occurs:941 times
Nearside Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:439 times
Offside Front brake disc excessively pitted Occurs:3,176 times
Nearside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc Occurs:1,956 times
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i)) Occurs:626 times
Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure Occurs:478 times
Offside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort Occurs:2,657 times
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) Occurs:1,009 times
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault Occurs:3,439 times

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