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 (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) Occurs:12,101 times
Front passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Occurs:611 times
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split  Occurs:8,273 times
Offside Front Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt  Occurs:423 times
Front Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:484 times
Offside Inner Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:661 times
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:1,407 times
Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:2,521 times
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) Occurs:11,270 times
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:1,190 times
Nearside Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc  Occurs:3,512 times
Centre Exhaust system not adequately supported  Occurs:7,854 times
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c)) Occurs:15,791 times
Front Direction indicators incorrect colour  Occurs:783 times
Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt bii Occurs:509 times
Brake load sensing valve linkage seized  Occurs:2,601 times
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure  Occurs:352 times
Offside Front Upper Macpherson strut has excessive movement at the upper attachment  Occurs:344 times
Fuel system component leaking  Occurs:2,893 times
Electronic power steering warning lamp indicates a system malfunction (2.6 (a)) Occurs:1,412 times
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:2,649 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 Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint  Occurs:941 times
Offside Rear Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d)) Occurs:1,083 times
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated  Occurs:1,605 times
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