Seat Ateca reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Seat

Model: Ateca

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 201,247 selected-period tests.

View More models

Overall MOT pass rate

89.5%

Share of this model's 201,247 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

View manufacturers

Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

43.9 mpg

CO2 emission

149 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£205/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

57,489

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

77,291

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

6.8

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

39,293

39,284 valid MOT, 9 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

201,247

201,247 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

39,293On the road

Insight summary

Seat Ateca is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 39,293 represented vehicles and 0.09% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 89.5% from 201,247 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 59. The current pool shows an average of 57,489 miles and an average age of 6.8 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 77,291 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are tyre condition, windscreen damage and brake pads. The practical read is that the Seat Ateca looks a little better than average, but still rewards careful checks on mileage and maintenance.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	27,680
DIESEL	11,613

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2,084
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2,032
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,917
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	1,280
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	762
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	583
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	573
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	544
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	544
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	483
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	462
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	425
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	420
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	409
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	402
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	398
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	388
Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	374
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	371
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	357
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	352
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	348
Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	337
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	329
Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))	312

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 16,486 defects across this top 25 set

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

2,084

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

2,032

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

1,917

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

1,280

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

762

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

583

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

573

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

544

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

544

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

483

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

462

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

425

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

420

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

409

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

402

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

398

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

388

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

374

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

371

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

357

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

352

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

348

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

337

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

329

Offside Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

312

Seat Ateca reliability and MOT data