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 Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Occurs:479 times
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt gii Occurs:2,088 times
Centre Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` Occurs:698 times
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has negligible damping effect (5.3.2 (d)) Occurs:406 times
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Occurs:817 times
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction h Occurs:7,367 times
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint Occurs:2,363 times
Power steering component leaking Occurs:558 times
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive Occurs:36,073 times
Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter split Occurs:4,148 times
Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users Occurs:3,656 times
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e)) Occurs:1,485 times
Offside Rear fog lamp not working aii Occurs:447 times
Front Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` Occurs:651 times
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc Occurs:1,678 times
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak Occurs:10,873 times
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) Occurs:1,432 times
Centre Rear Seat belt retracting mechanism defective Occurs:1,374 times
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) Occurs:13,954 times
Front Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated Occurs:983 times
Offside Front Headlamp aim not tested (4.1.2 (b)) Occurs:420 times
Central Exhaust system insecure a Occurs:469 times
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing Occurs:779 times
Brake load sensing valve seized Occurs:800 times
Offside Headlamp aim not tested Occurs:1,014 times

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