Seat LEON - 2010
305.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2010 is 296.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat LEON, model year 2010.
Sample size: 6,101 cars, 13,925 tests and 42,517 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 6,101 cars
The 2010 SEAT Leon has an overall defect rate of 305 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly above the yearly average of 294 per 100 vehicles, representing a 3.7% increase. Notably, the model performs significantly better than average in steering defects, with only 2.4% compared to the average of 16.3%, and in lights and electrics, showing 54.8% against the average 76.7%. However, it falls short in the wheels, suspensions, and axles category, with a rate of 342.1%, notably higher than the average of 280.4%. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates rise as mileage increases, particularly past 124,000 miles, where the SEAT Leon exceeds the yearly average defect rate.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,101 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 4.1% better
110.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 114.9 / 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
▲ 85.8% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.9 / 100 tests
- 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.
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 5.4% better
21.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 29.4% better
54.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 77.6 / 100 tests
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- 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
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 19.9% worse
342.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 285.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 11.3% worse
40.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 36.3 / 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
▲ 16.0% better
6.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- Audible warning:
Other
▼ 1.5% worse
32.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 32.3 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- 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
- 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: 4,948
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,604
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,421
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,203
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,977
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,646
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,626
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,403
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,339
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,202
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,007
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 699
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 613
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 512
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 390
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 379
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 340
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 313
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 295
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 280