Seat TOLEDO - 2006
392.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2006 is 371.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat TOLEDO, model year 2006.
Sample size: 156 cars, 328 tests and 1,288 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 156 cars
The 2006 SEAT Toledo has an overall defect rate of 393 per 100 vehicles, which is 6.4% higher than the average car from the same year. Notably, the Toledo performs better in the steering and lights & electrics categories, with defect rates significantly lower than average. However, it struggles with body and structure issues, showing a defect rate of 80% compared to 58% for the average, and also shows weaknesses in equipment and other categories. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with age, particularly notable in the higher mileage brackets.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 156 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 9.6% worse
168.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 154.1 / 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
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 33.7% better
13.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.2 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 14.1% better
23.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 27.7 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper not operating or missing
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 39.6% better
67.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 111.1 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- 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
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 9.5% worse
344.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.5 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▼ 35.3% worse
80.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 59.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- 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
Equipment
▼ 96.6% worse
23.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▼ 43.2% worse
64.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 44.7 / 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
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Emissions levels exceed default 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: 139
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 89
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 69
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 65
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 57
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 48
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 45
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 41
Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 35
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 32
Serious faults (Top 10)
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 31
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 22
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 20
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 12
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 11