Seat LEON - 2007
350.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat LEON, model year 2007.
Sample size: 4,384 cars, 9,332 tests and 32,737 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 4,384 cars
The 2007 SEAT Leon has an overall defect rate of 351 per 100 cars, which is slightly below the yearly average of 352. While tyre wear is a common issue, this model stands out with a notably higher rate of defects in the Body/Structure category at 71%, compared to the average of 53%. Conversely, it performs better than average in the Steering category, with defects at 14% versus 19% on average. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase significantly with higher mileage, particularly in the 124,000+ miles range, where the Leon shows a rate of 473 defects per 100 cars.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 4,384 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 15.0% better
120.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 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
▲ 28.5% better
14.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 0.8% worse
26.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 100 tests
- 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 19.3% better
83.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 3.6% worse
325.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 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
▼ 29.2% worse
70.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 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
▲ 5.5% better
10.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 100 tests
- ESC 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
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 15.5% worse
50.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour to an extent likely to obscure the vision of other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- 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: 3,340
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,281
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,266
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,758
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,326
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,249
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,203
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,006
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 875
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 861
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 480
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 479
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 396
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 371
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 300
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 286
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 272
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 256
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 228
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 224