Seat Arosa reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Seat

Model: Arosa

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 16,113 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

68.3%

Share of this model's 16,113 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£255/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

86,999

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

87,307

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

21.6

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

1,416

1,416 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

16,113

16,113 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Very Rare

1,416On the road

Insight summary

Seat Arosa is a very rare model in this snapshot, with 1,416 represented vehicles and 0.00% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 68.3% from 16,113 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 47. The current pool shows an average of 86,999 miles and an average age of 21.6 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 87,307 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are engine warning light, exhaust emissions and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Seat Arosa 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	1,309
DIESEL	106
OTHER	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	397
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	387
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	372
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	323
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))	307
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	275
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	259
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	252
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	232
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	207
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	187
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	187
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	185
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	172
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	166
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	166
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	166
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	163
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	162
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	159
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	158
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	153
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	151
Nearside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	141
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	135

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 5,462 defects across this top 25 set

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

397

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

387

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

372

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

323

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))

307

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

275

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

259

Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))

252

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

232

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

207

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

187

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

187

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

185

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

172

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

166

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

166

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

166

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

163

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

162

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

159

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

158

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

153

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

151

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

141

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

135

Seat Arosa reliability and MOT data