Seat IBIZA - 2014
228.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat IBIZA, model year 2014.
Sample size: 20,522 cars, 49,341 tests and 112,923 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 20,522 cars
The 2014 SEAT Ibiza has an overall defect rate of 229 per 100 vehicles, which is 18% higher than the average for its year at 194 per 100. This model shows a notable increase in defects with mileage, particularly in the highest range of 124,000+ miles, where it reports 392 defects per 100 vehicles. While it performs better in the Equipment category, with fewer issues compared to the average, it has significantly higher defect rates in several areas, including Steering and Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, where it exceeds average figures by over 50%. Additionally, visibility issues and structural defects are more prevalent in this model compared to others from the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 20,522 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 3.2% worse
95.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 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
- Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▼ 45.4% worse
17.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
- 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.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 19.8% worse
20.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 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
45.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 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
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 18.2% worse
235.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 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 shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▼ 21.2% worse
18.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 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
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
Equipment
▲ 28.9% better
3.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 35.0% worse
21.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- 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: 14,477
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 10,391
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 8,735
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,739
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,106
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,652
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,619
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,874
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,705
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,553
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,652
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,749
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,543
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,225
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,052
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 980
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 976
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 966
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 953
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 891