Seat ARONA - 2020
98.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat ARONA, model year 2020.
Sample size: 11,078 cars, 22,165 tests and 21,855 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 11,078 cars
The 2020 SEAT Arona has a higher overall defect rate of 99 per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 90 per 100, indicating a 10% increase in defects. Mileage-related trends show that the defect rate increases with mileage, peaking at 300 defects per 100 for vehicles with over 124,000 miles. While the Arona excels in categories like visibility, lights and electrics, and body/structure, showing significantly fewer defects than average, it notably struggles with brakes and steering, which have much higher defect rates compared to other vehicles of the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 11,078 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 49.6% worse
76.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 333.3% worse
6.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 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.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 51.8% better
6.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 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
▲ 54.5% better
5.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 1.4% worse
98.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 79.2% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▼ 20.0% worse
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 59.5% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,199
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,639
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,304
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,071
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 618
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 582
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 569
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 428
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 354
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 333
Serious faults (Top 10)
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 569
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 428
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 354
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 242
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 191
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
FAIL
Occurrences: 158
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 136
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 100
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
FAIL
Occurrences: 71
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 65