Seat IBIZA - 2005
358.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2005 is 377.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat IBIZA, model year 2005.
Sample size: 1,496 cars, 3,257 tests and 11,687 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,496 cars
The 2005 SEAT Ibiza has an overall defect rate of 359 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the yearly average of 376 per 100, showing a reduction of 4%. When considering mileage, the defect rate increases with distance travelled, with the highest defects seen in cars over 124,000 miles. Notably, this model performs better than average in the categories of brakes and equipment, with significantly lower defect rates. However, it exhibits more issues in steering, visibility, and body structure compared to the average vehicle of the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,496 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 23.8% better
120.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 158.5 / 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
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
Steering
▼ 21.0% worse
27.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
Visibility
▼ 27.5% worse
36.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.4 / 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
▲ 9.7% better
99.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 110.1 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 5.8% better
295.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.1 / 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
▼ 25.9% worse
77.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.5 / 100 tests
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 45.0% better
7.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Audible warning:
- 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: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 15.0% worse
53.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.7 / 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: 917
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 728
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 629
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 590
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 473
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 471
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 373
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 370
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 331
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 282
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 218
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 171
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 147
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 140
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 137
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 124
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 123
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 121
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 120
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 107