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SEAT LEON FR TSI EVO - 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/seat/leon-fr-tsi-evo

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Seat

Model: Leon Fr Tsi Evo

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 17,695 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

90.1%

Share of this model's 17,695 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

49 mpg

CO2 emission

132 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

39,766

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

4.4

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

7,049

6,249 valid MOT, 800 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

17,695

17,695 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

7,049On the road

Insight summary

Seat Leon Fr Tsi Evo is a rare model in this snapshot, with 7,049 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 90.1% from 17,695 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 55. The current pool shows an average of 39,766 miles and an average age of 4.4 years. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by other, and the most frequent defect themes are tyre condition, windscreen damage and shock absorbers. The practical read is that the Seat Leon Fr Tsi Evo 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	6,883
OTHER	155
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	11

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

88%

Children

86%

Pedestrian

81%

Safety systems

77%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	132
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	120
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	114
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	99
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	70
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	70
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	62
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	61
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	57
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	57
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	56
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	52
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	50
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	46
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	46
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	39
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	39
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	36
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	35
Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))	35
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	32
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	32
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))	29
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	28
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	25

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 1,422 defects across this top 25 set

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

132

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

120

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

114

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

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

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

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

Seat Leon Fr Tsi Evo reliability and MOT data