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:

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:2,747 times
Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) Occurs:559 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn ai Occurs:1,192 times
Horn not working (7.7 (a)) Occurs:3,428 times
Offside Front coil spring broken Occurs:18,545 times
Offside Rear Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:429 times
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle Occurs:2,146 times
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Occurs:37,838 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:1,574 times
Nearside Front suspension has excessive movement at a wishbone pin or bush Occurs:1,445 times
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort Occurs:4,899 times
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort Occurs:40,262 times
Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) Occurs:1,083 times
Offside Front Wheel bolt missing Occurs:922 times
Nearside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) Occurs:864 times
Central Exhaust system not adequately supported Occurs:794 times
Exhaust catalytic converter missing where one was fitted as standard (8.2.1.1 (a)) Occurs:397 times
Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated Occurs:2,757 times
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases flexi Occurs:377 times
Nearside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Occurs:343 times
Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded Occurs:407 times
Brake load sensing valve seized Occurs:800 times
Nearside Front Body panel corroded and likely to cause injury wing (6.2.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:372 times
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect c Occurs:1,978 times
Nearside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated bi Occurs:389 times

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