Seat MII - 2012
158.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat MII, model year 2012.
Sample size: 1,802 cars, 3,802 tests and 6,014 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: 1,802 cars
The 2012 SEAT MII demonstrates a notably lower overall defect rate with 158 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the yearly average of 246 defects per 100, making it 36% better than the average. While tyre wear is a common issue across models, this vehicle stands out positively in categories such as steering, where it has only 3 defects per 100 compared to the average of 13, and in lights and electrics, showing a significant improvement against the average. Additionally, it performs well in wheels, suspensions, and body structure. However, it does face a challenge with equipment-related defects, where its rate of 11 defects per 100 is higher than the average of 6.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,802 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 16.5% better
86.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 76.5% better
3.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively 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
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 14.1% better
16.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 60.3% better
24.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A reversing lamp inoperative
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 38.8% better
149.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 35.5% better
16.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fire risk due to fuel tank shield or exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▼ 72.6% worse
10.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 64.4% better
8.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 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
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
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: 891
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 694
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 399
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 355
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 230
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 198
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 157
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 151
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 150
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 129
Serious faults (Top 10)
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 129
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 126
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 82
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 70
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 55
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 55
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 53
Brakes imbalance across an axle such that: the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle. Or in the case of testing on the road, the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight lin
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
FAIL
Occurrences: 41