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 Rear Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a pin/bush  Occurs:362 times
Offside Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a)) Occurs:4,474 times
Front Front position lamp not working  Occurs:912 times
Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:1,954 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:978 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Occurs:1,485 times
Nearside Steering rack gaiter split  Occurs:3,601 times
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated  Occurs:1,970 times
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) Occurs:4,149 times
brake disc excessively pitted  Occurs:376 times
Offside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) Occurs:628 times
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded  Occurs:725 times
Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b)) Occurs:699 times
Exhaust system insecure a Occurs:517 times
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) Occurs:1,142 times
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam  Occurs:21,905 times
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) Occurs:6,954 times
Nearside Front position lamp incorrect colour  Occurs:1,810 times
Emissions not tested  Occurs:1,753 times
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements  Occurs:63,746 times
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing  Occurs:1,156 times
Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:1,168 times
Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment  Occurs:344 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:2,447 times
Nearside Front position lamp excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance  Occurs:1,178 times
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