Seat LEON - 2009
327.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat LEON, model year 2009.
Sample size: 5,069 cars, 11,112 tests and 36,434 recorded faults.
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More faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 5,069 cars
The 2009 SEAT Leon has an overall defect rate of 328 defects per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average for cars of the same year at 310 defects per 100 vehicles, indicating a 5.9% increase in issues. Notably, while the Leon performs better than average in steering defects, with a rate of 11.4% compared to the average of 15.8%, it struggles in body and structure defects, showing a rate of 57.6% against an average of 39.8%. The data suggests that as mileage increases, defect rates also rise, particularly in the higher mileage brackets.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 5,069 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 6.7% better
109.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 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
▲ 30.1% better
11.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- 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: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▼ 2.1% worse
23.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 18.0% better
66.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- 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
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 12.6% worse
337.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 38.8% worse
57.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 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
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 13.3% better
7.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 22.1% worse
42.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
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: 4,043
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,374
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,001
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,920
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,522
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,394
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,375
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,338
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,011
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,002
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 664
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 551
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 542
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 435
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 374
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 293
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 288
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 260
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 252
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 247