Seat Tarraco reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Seat

Model: Tarraco

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 31,466 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

86.6%

Share of this model's 31,466 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

42 mpg

CO2 emission

162 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£200/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

53,612

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

5.7

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

6,642

6,641 valid MOT, 1 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

31,466

31,466 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

6,642On the road

Insight summary

Seat Tarraco is a rare model in this snapshot, with 6,642 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 86.6% from 31,466 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 50. The current pool shows an average of 53,612 miles and an average age of 5.7 years. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are lighting, tyre condition and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Seat Tarraco 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
DIESEL	3,394
PETROL	3,248

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

97%

Children

84%

Pedestrian

79%

Safety systems

79%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	649
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	378
Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	341
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	251
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	166
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	146
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	138
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	127
Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	122
Front Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))	122
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	104
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	95
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	89
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	88
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	82
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	78
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	75
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	71
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	65
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	65
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	64
Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	60
Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	59
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	56
Offside Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	54

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 3,545 defects across this top 25 set

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

649

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

378

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

341

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

251

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

166

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

146

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

138

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

127

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

122

Front Brake pad(s) worn down to wear indicator (1.1.13 (a) (i))

122

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

104

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

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

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

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

Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

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

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

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

Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

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

Seat Tarraco reliability and MOT data