Seat ALTEA - 2011
274.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat ALTEA, model year 2011.
Sample size: 1,347 cars, 3,012 tests and 8,259 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,347 cars
The 2011 SEAT Altea has an overall defect rate of 274 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average of 271 per 100 vehicles for that year. Notably, it performs significantly better in categories like steering, with just 3 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 15. However, it shows a higher incidence of defects related to equipment, at 11 defects per 100 vehicles against the average of 7. Mileage trends indicate that while defects rise with mileage, the Altea shows a pronounced spike at lower mileages, particularly in the first segment of 0-31,000 miles. Overall, the Altea's performance is mixed, with clear strengths in steering but weaknesses in equipment reliability.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,347 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 1.0% better
108.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 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
▲ 84.2% better
2.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 100 tests
- 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering: inoperative
Visibility
▲ 19.8% better
17.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 2.6% better
67.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 9.8% worse
292.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 6.4% better
29.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- 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
Equipment
▼ 44.6% worse
10.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 26.3% better
20.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 1,190
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 703
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 547
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 453
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 369
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 350
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 265
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 248
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 234
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 210
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 181
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 125
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 118
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 91
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 65
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 62
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 61