Seat IBIZA - 2004
351.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2004 is 384.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat IBIZA, model year 2004.
Sample size: 1,207 cars, 2,652 tests and 9,315 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,207 cars
The 2004 SEAT Ibiza shows a lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 351 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 8% better than the average of 382 defects. It performs particularly well in the brakes and equipment categories, with significantly fewer defects than the average. However, it exhibits more issues related to steering and visibility, with defect rates higher than the average. As mileage increases, defects in this model appear to rise more sharply than the average, especially in the highest mileage bracket.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,207 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 35.3% better
106.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 164.2 / 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
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 21.3% worse
30.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 24.9 / 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
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
Visibility
▼ 21.5% worse
35.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.3 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- 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: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 15.7% worse
127.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- 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
▲ 13.1% better
271.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 312.9 / 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
▼ 13.1% worse
71.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 63.6 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 32.6% better
9.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- 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
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
Other
▲ 0.6% better
50.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.5 / 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
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- 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)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 820
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 537
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 503
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 396
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 331
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 326
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 309
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 306
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 279
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 251
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 191
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 161
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 131
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 118
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 116
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 109
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 99
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 81