Seat LEON - 2002
384.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2002 is 375.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat LEON, model year 2002.
Sample size: 553 cars, 1,131 tests and 4,351 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 553 cars
The 2002 SEAT Leon has an overall defect rate of 385 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly above the average for that year at 374 per 100, marking a 2.8% increase. Notably, this model exhibits a higher incidence of defects related to steering, with a rate of 34% compared to the average of 25%, and other defects are also more prevalent at 70% against the average of 54%. Conversely, the Leon performs better in equipment-related issues, showing a defect rate of 10% compared to the average of 15%. When looking at mileage trends, older vehicles (124,000+ miles) show the highest defect rates, with nearly 497 defects per 100 vehicles. Overall, while the Leon has some strengths, its higher rates of specific defects indicate areas for potential concern.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 553 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 5.6% worse
176.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 33.2% worse
33.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- 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.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 15.2% better
25.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.6 / 100 tests
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 10.1% better
86.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 96.0 / 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
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 2.6% better
287.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 295.2 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 15.8% worse
79.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 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
▲ 30.2% better
10.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 31.3% worse
70.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 53.6 / 100 tests
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- 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: 343
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 318
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 298
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 269
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 241
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 229
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 166
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 141
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 121
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 119
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 62
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 33
Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
Emissions levels exceed default limits
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 23
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 23