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BYD SEAL EXCELLENCE EV AWD - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/byd/seal-excellence-ev-awd

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: BYD

Model: Seal Excellence Ev Awd

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 249 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

83.1%

Share of this model's 249 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £50,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

65,378

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Not enough older-vehicle data for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

0.0

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

12,012

50 valid MOT, 11,962 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

249

249 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

12,012On the road

Insight summary

BYD Seal Excellence Ev Awd is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 12,012 represented vehicles and 0.03% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 83.1% from 249 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 50. The current pool shows an average of 65,378 miles and an average age of 0.0 years. Electric leads the fuel split, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and brake pads. The practical read is that the BYD Seal Excellence Ev Awd looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
ELECTRIC	12,012

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

89%

Children

87%

Pedestrian

82%

Safety systems

76%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	10
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	3
Nearside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	3
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	3
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	2
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	2
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	2
Nearside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))	2
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	2
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	2
Offside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))	2
Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	2
Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	2
Window damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	2
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	2
Brake performance unable to be tested due elegal tyre (1.2.1 (g))	1
Central Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view stone chip (3.2 (a) (i))	1
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))	1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))	1
Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))	1
Front Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))	1
Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play both front inner track rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))	1

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 52 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Offside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Window damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Brake performance unable to be tested due elegal tyre (1.2.1 (g))

Central Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view stone chip (3.2 (a) (i))

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))

Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))

Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))

Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Front Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))

Front Inner Track rod end ball joint has excessive play both front inner track rod (2.1.3 (b) (i))

BYD Seal Excellence Ev Awd reliability and MOT data