Seat EXEO - 2012
240.3 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 EXEO, model year 2012.
Sample size: 977 cars, 2,066 tests and 4,965 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 977 cars
The 2012 SEAT Exeo has an overall defect rate of 240 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average of 246 per 100. While tyre wear is common across vehicles, this model particularly excels in categories such as visibility, lights and electrics, and body/structure, all of which show a significantly lower defect rate compared to the average. However, it performs poorly in steering, with defects occurring nearly three times more often than the average rate. Mileage trends indicate that defects increase steadily with mileage, but the Exeo shows relatively fewer issues in the lower mileage brackets compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 977 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 16.6% worse
121.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
Steering
▼ 182.6% worse
37.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 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
▲ 22.9% better
14.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 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
▲ 27.3% better
45.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
- A battery insecure: but not likely to fall from carrier
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 5.2% better
231.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- 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 component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 50.8% better
12.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 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
▲ 35.5% better
4.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 41.5% better
13.8 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: 707
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 535
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 347
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 251
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 229
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 184
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 142
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 113
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 108
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 104
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 113
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 97
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
FAIL
Occurrences: 87
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 79
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 74
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 72
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 39
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 32
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 25