Seat IBIZA - 2008
349.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2008 is 340.8 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat IBIZA, model year 2008.
Sample size: 5,571 cars, 12,989 tests and 45,378 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 5,571 cars
The 2008 SEAT Ibiza has an overall defect rate of 349 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average car of the same year at 337 per 100, indicating a 3.5% increase in faults. Notably, this model shows a significant propensity for steering issues, with a defect rate of 37 compared to the average of 18 per 100 vehicles. Additionally, the body and structure defects are also higher, with 71 compared to the average of 49. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates generally increase with distance driven, but the Ibiza performs similarly to the average in higher mileage categories.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,571 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 6.4% better
124.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 133.1 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 106.7% worse
37.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 18.0 / 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.
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 12.3% worse
28.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- 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
Lights & Electrics
▲ 3.9% better
88.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.2 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 6.0% better
291.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 310.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 37.6% worse
70.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 51.3 / 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
▲ 11.9% better
8.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.1 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▼ 17.2% worse
48.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.2 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default 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: 4,252
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,685
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,300
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,168
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,781
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,597
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,594
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,136
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,106
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,069
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 803
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 773
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 645
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 552
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 521
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 519
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 514
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 450
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 449
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 446