Seat Arona reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Seat

Model: Arona

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 204,646 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

87.0%

Share of this model's 204,646 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

50.1 mpg

CO2 emission

128 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

43,314

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

6.2

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

40,656

40,654 valid MOT, 2 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

204,646

204,646 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

40,656On the road

Insight summary

Seat Arona is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 40,656 represented vehicles and 0.10% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 87.0% from 204,646 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 53. The current pool shows an average of 43,314 miles and an average age of 6.2 years. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are track rod ends, brake pads and tyre condition. The practical read is that the Seat Arona 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
PETROL	35,617
DIESEL	5,038
OTHER	1

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

83%

Children

83%

Pedestrian

65%

Safety systems

70%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	3,190
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	3,167
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	2,265
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	1,486
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	1,386
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,284
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,282
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	1,189
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	1,144
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	1,125
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	924
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	741
Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	729
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	708
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	708
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	690
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	657
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	608
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	602
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	551
Nearside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	548
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	546
Offside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	531
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	477
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	465

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 27,003 defects across this top 25 set

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

3,190

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

3,167

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

2,265

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

1,486

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

1,386

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

1,284

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

1,282

Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

1,189

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

1,144

Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

1,125

Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

924

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

741

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

729

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

708

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

708

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

690

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

657

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

608

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

602

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

551

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

548

Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

546

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

531

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

477

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

465

Seat Arona reliability and MOT data