Seat ALTEA - 2008
361.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2008 is 340.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat ALTEA, model year 2008.
Sample size: 1,925 cars, 4,321 tests and 15,616 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,925 cars
The 2008 SEAT Altea shows a higher overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 361 defects per 100 vehicles versus the average of 337. A notable area of concern for this model is the body and structure category, where it significantly exceeds the average defect rate, recording 78 compared to 49. Additionally, defects in equipment are also more prevalent, standing at nearly 14%, which is higher than the average of 10%. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates generally rise with increased mileage, with the highest incidence occurring in the 124,000+ miles category. Overall, while tyre wear is a common issue across vehicles, the Altea's standout problems lie more in structural integrity and equipment reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,925 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 2.1% better
130.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 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
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 17.8% better
14.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 100 tests
- 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 7.1% better
23.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 0.7% better
91.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 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
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 6.6% worse
330.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 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 shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▼ 52.4% worse
78.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
Equipment
▼ 37.6% worse
13.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 3.9% better
39.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 100 tests
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- 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: 1,780
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 926
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 866
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 846
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 575
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 566
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 556
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 539
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 529
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 478
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 311
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 278
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 259
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 209
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 152
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 146
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 130
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 128
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 128
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 121