Seat Altea reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Seat

Model: Altea

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 101,945 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

70.2%

Share of this model's 101,945 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 £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

120,499

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

120,503

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

15.4

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

9,929

9,929 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

101,945

101,945 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

9,929On the road

Insight summary

Seat Altea is a rare model in this snapshot, with 9,929 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 70.2% from 101,945 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 45. The current pool shows an average of 120,499 miles and an average age of 15.4 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 120,503 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are driveshaft boots, lighting and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Seat Altea deserves a careful inspection before buying, because condition and maintenance appear to matter more than the badge.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	8,460
PETROL	1,468
GAS BI-FUEL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	2,090
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	1,916
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,887
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	1,852
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	1,591
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,581
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,485
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	1,450
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1,051
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	1,051
Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	1,031
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	1,026
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1,015
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	997
Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	989
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	972
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	967
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	964
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	922
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	876
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	872
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	864
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	856
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	854
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	843

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 30,002 defects across this top 25 set

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

2,090

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

1,916

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

1,887

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

1,852

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

1,591

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

1,581

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

1,485

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

1,450

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

1,051

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

1,051

Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

1,031

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

1,026

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

1,015

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

997

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

989

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

972

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

967

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

964

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

922

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

876

Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

872

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

864

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

856

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

854

Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))

843

Seat Altea reliability and MOT data