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Seat IBIZA - 2018

140.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat IBIZA, model year 2018. Sample size: 13,870 cars, 33,761 tests and 47,305 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 13,870 cars

The 2018 SEAT Ibiza has an overall defect rate of 140 per 100 vehicles, which is 16.7% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Particularly concerning is the steering category, where the Ibiza shows a significantly higher defect rate of 47%, compared to just 4% for the average. However, it performs exceptionally well in body and structure defects, with only 1% compared to the average of 5%. Additionally, as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises for the Ibiza, suggesting a trend that mirrors the average vehicle.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 13,870 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 6.0% better
64.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 842.0% worse
47.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • 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: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 14.4% better
11.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 23.9% better
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 5.9% worse
134.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • 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
▲ 72.5% better
1.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 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
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 9.1% worse
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 27.1% better
5.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 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 levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
  • Emissions levels exceed default limits
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 319 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 9,168
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,798
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,859
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 3,756
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,570
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,421
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,170
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,647
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,034
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 962

Serious faults (Top 10)

Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 3,859
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,034
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 589
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 527
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 490
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 357
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 330
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 267
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 253
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 236