Seat ALTEA - 2012
264.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat ALTEA, model year 2012.
Sample size: 1,654 cars, 3,596 tests and 9,502 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,654 cars
The 2012 SEAT Altea has an overall defect rate of 264 per 100 vehicles, which is 7.3% higher than the average car of the same year. Notably, it excels in steering and other categories, with defect rates significantly lower than average, at 3% and 14% respectively. However, it performs worse in lights and electrics, where the defect rate is 78%, compared to the average of 60%. Additionally, as mileage increases, the defect rate tends to rise, particularly in the higher mileage segments, indicating a trend of increasing defects with age.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,654 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 5.4% worse
109.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 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
▲ 77.3% better
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
Visibility
▲ 19.8% better
15.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 26.7% worse
78.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- 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
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 11.6% worse
272.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- 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
Body/Structure
▼ 2.7% worse
26.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 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
- 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
Equipment
▼ 37.1% worse
8.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 39.8% better
14.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 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
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 1,386
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 633
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 629
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 485
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 457
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 420
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 412
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 300
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 272
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 194
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 150
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 146
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 133
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 105
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 100
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 92
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 92
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 78
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 67