Seat ALTEA - 2007
374.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat ALTEA, model year 2007.
Sample size: 2,095 cars, 4,549 tests and 17,016 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,095 cars
The 2007 SEAT Altea has an overall defect rate of 374 per 100 vehicles, which is 6.1% higher than the average for cars of the same year. This model shows a notable increase in defects as mileage increases, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where it rates at 498 per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 495. The Altea stands out negatively in two categories: body/structure defects, with a significantly higher rate of 72% compared to the average of 53%, and equipment issues, where its defect rate is 20% against an average of 11%. Overall, the SEAT Altea exhibits a mixed performance relative to its peers, particularly struggling with body-related defects.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,095 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 6.1% better
133.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 14.5% better
17.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 5.7% better
25.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 13.6% better
88.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 10.8% worse
348.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 32.1% worse
72.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 83.5% worse
20.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- 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
Other
▲ 0.7% better
43.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
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: 1,829
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,099
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,065
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 988
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 652
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 627
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 556
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 547
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 498
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 445
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 290
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 274
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 266
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 263
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 164
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 159
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 155
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 143
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 128
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 125