Seat LEON - 2006
370.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2006 is 371.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat LEON, model year 2006.
Sample size: 2,842 cars, 6,137 tests and 22,757 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,842 cars
The 2006 SEAT Leon has an overall defect rate of approximately 371 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the yearly average of 369 per 100 vehicles. Notably, the Leon performs significantly better than average in the Lights & Electrics category, with a defect rate of 71 compared to the average of 108. However, it faces challenges in the Body/Structure and Other categories, with defect rates of 84 and 55, respectively, which are worse than the averages of 58 and 45. Mileage trends indicate that as mileage increases, the defect rate also rises, particularly in the highest mileage bracket of over 124,000 miles.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,842 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 6.0% better
144.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 154.1 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 19.8% better
16.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.2 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- 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.
- EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
Visibility
▲ 4.3% better
26.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.7 / 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
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 35.8% better
71.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 111.1 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 5.0% worse
330.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.5 / 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
▼ 41.8% worse
84.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.5 / 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
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▼ 13.6% worse
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.8 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- 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
Other
▼ 22.4% worse
54.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 44.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Exhaust noise levels in excess of those permitted
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 2,242
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,591
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,453
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,162
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 908
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 882
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 764
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 739
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 665
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 512
Serious faults (Top 10)
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 394
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 358
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 331
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 220
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 211
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 208
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 187
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 168
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 153
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 141