Seat TOLEDO - 2015
213.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Seat TOLEDO, model year 2015.
Sample size: 752 cars, 1,658 tests and 3,540 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 752 cars
The 2015 SEAT Toledo has a higher overall defect rate of 214 defects per 100 vehicles, compared to the average of 170 defects for cars of the same year, representing a 25% increase. Notably, it shows a concerning trend with increasing defects as mileage rises, particularly in the 124,000+ mile category. The model performs better than average in steering and equipment defects, with rates of 5% and 3% respectively, compared to the averages of 9% and 4%. However, it significantly underperforms in areas such as wheels, suspensions, and axles, where its defect rate is 222%, and in body structure defects, which are at 20%.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 752 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 18.2% worse
100.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 50.5% better
4.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 14.3% better
13.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- 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
▼ 8.7% worse
33.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Lamp: multiple light source up to 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
▼ 24.3% worse
221.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▼ 73.5% worse
20.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 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
- A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 30.0% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- 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
- A seat belt:
Other
▼ 125.8% worse
29.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
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: 477
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 320
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 303
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 268
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 198
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 187
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 152
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 114
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 92
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 63
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 152
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 57
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 43
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 30
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 27