Seat LEON - 2011
290.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2011 is 274.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat LEON, model year 2011.
Sample size: 6,885 cars, 15,375 tests and 44,668 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 6,885 cars
The 2011 SEAT Leon has an overall defect rate of 291 per 100 vehicles, which is 7.3% higher than the average for cars of the same year. Notably, the model performs significantly better in the steering category, with only 2 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 15. In contrast, it faces more issues in the wheels, suspensions, and axles category, where it shows a defect rate of 331 per 100, exceeding the average of 261. As mileage increases, the defect rates also rise, particularly in higher mileage brackets. Overall, while the SEAT Leon has some strengths in steering, it tends to lag in suspension-related defects compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,885 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 3.7% better
105.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 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
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 87.3% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.8 / 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: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 11.8% better
18.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 21.2 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- 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
▲ 20.2% better
55.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 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
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 24.4% worse
331.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 266.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 3.2% worse
32.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.3 / 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
▲ 6.8% better
6.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.4 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- ESC 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
Other
▼ 4.0% worse
28.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.8 / 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- 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: 5,658
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,134
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,037
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,833
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,519
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,001
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,888
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,394
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,392
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,150
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 811
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 581
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 548
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 494
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 460
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 456
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 328
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 325
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 314
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 312