Seat ALTEA - 2015
191.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat ALTEA, model year 2015.
Sample size: 464 cars, 1,049 tests and 2,004 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 464 cars
The 2015 SEAT Altea has an overall defect rate of 191 per 100 vehicles, which is 12% higher than the average for cars of the same year at 170 per 100. Notably, as mileage increases, the Altea shows a significant rise in defect rates, particularly in the 124,000+ miles category, where it reaches 341 defects per 100 vehicles, closely mirroring the yearly average for that mileage range. This model excels in steering, body structure, and other categories, with defects significantly lower than average, but it performs worse in the wheels, suspensions, and axles category, with defects 31% higher than the average. Overall, while the Altea has specific strengths, it demonstrates a concerning trend in defect rates as mileage increases.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 464 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 1.3% worse
85.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 88.9% better
1.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 16.1% better
13.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- 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: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 8.7% worse
33.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 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
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 28.0% worse
228.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 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 shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 36.8% better
7.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
▲ 15.0% better
3.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 33.3% better
8.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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: 366
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 194
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 153
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 149
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 140
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 89
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 55
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 52
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 48
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 43
Serious faults (Top 10)
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 36
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 16
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 15
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 14