Seat IBIZA - 2003
345.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2003 is 380.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat IBIZA, model year 2003.
Sample size: 901 cars, 1,938 tests and 6,686 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: 901 cars
The 2003 SEAT Ibiza has an overall defect rate of 345 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 9% lower than the average for cars of the same year. It shows a clear trend of increasing defects with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. Notably, the Ibiza excels in brake performance, recording significantly fewer defects than average, and also performs well in equipment issues. However, it has higher defect rates in the lights and electrics category, as well as in body and structure, indicating areas where it may require more attention compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 901 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 40.8% better
100.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 169.3 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▼ 4.8% worse
26.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.2 / 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
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 0.0% better
29.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.8 / 100 tests
- 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 20.1% worse
123.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.8 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 11.3% better
267.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 302.1 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 22.7% worse
80.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 65.2 / 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 42.6% better
7.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.6 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
Other
▼ 2.8% worse
54.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 52.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
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: 623
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 401
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 339
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 275
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 256
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 218
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 214
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 182
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 170
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: 163
Serious faults (Top 10)
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 138
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 126
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 96
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 85
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 80
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 80
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 58