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 Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:1,034 times
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Occurs:727 times
Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement Occurs:533 times
Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:562 times
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour a Occurs:444 times
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) Occurs:11,270 times
Offside Front Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment Occurs:10,186 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:345 times
Direction indicators not working Occurs:633 times
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:440 times
Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side a Occurs:675 times
Offside Front front brake binding Occurs:1,451 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:4,606 times
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect c Occurs:1,978 times
Nearside Rear coil spring broken Occurs:9,728 times
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level Occurs:1,281 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
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault Occurs:3,439 times
Offside Front Coil spring not correctly located Occurs:880 times
Power steering inoperative Occurs:664 times
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) Occurs:1,142 times
Braking system leaking Occurs:662 times
Nearside Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel (1.2.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:701 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure Occurs:352 times
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc Occurs:6,287 times

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