Seat ALTEA - 2004
399.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2004 is 384.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat ALTEA, model year 2004.
Sample size: 228 cars, 478 tests and 1,908 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 228 cars
The 2004 SEAT Altea has an overall defect rate of 399 defects per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average of 382 defects per 100 vehicles from the same year, representing a 4.5% increase. Notably, the Altea performs significantly better in the steering category, with a defect rate of 14% compared to the average of 25%. However, it shows a worse performance in equipment defects, at 16% against the average of 13%. Mileage-related trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, particularly in the 93,000 to 124,000 miles category, where the Altea's rate peaks at 547 defects per 100 vehicles. Overall, while the Altea has some strengths, its defect rate in certain aspects suggests a mixed reliability profile.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 228 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 7.5% better
151.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 164.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 43.0% better
14.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 24.9 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 13.0% worse
33.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.3 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 5.5% worse
115.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 12.6% worse
352.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 312.9 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 3.9% worse
66.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 63.6 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- An engine mounting or bracket: severely damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 15.2% worse
15.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 3.0% better
49.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.5 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 225
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 151
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 103
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 95
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 87
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 75
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 53
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 46
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 45
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 45
Serious faults (Top 10)
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 21
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 19