SEAT Vehicle check

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Vehicle check

Amalgamated Vehicle checks of SEAT vehicles

Our proprietary algorithms have number crunched over 5,583,091 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 Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:886 times
Offside Rear Wheel bolt missing Occurs:749 times
Offside Side repeater not working Occurs:1,775 times
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits b Occurs:585 times
Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b)) Occurs:1,521 times
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault Occurs:3,439 times
Nearside Front position lamp has less than 50% of the light sources illuminating Occurs:566 times
Front Direction indicator incorrect colour Occurs:957 times
Offside Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:551 times
Horn not working Occurs:10,737 times
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Occurs:6,545 times
Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) Occurs:1,399 times
Brake pedal spongy Occurs:1,824 times
Nearside Stop lamp not working aii Occurs:3,162 times
Nearside Front Suspension arm synthetic bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement Occurs:428 times
Nearside Front Front position lamp incorrect colour Occurs:657 times
Nearside Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings Occurs:546 times
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Occurs:12,255 times
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) Occurs:4,258 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside Occurs:357 times
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Occurs:725 times
Offside Front front brake binding Occurs:1,451 times
Direction indicators not working Occurs:633 times
Nearside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:388 times
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) Occurs:3,087 times

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