SEAT Ibiza MOT pass rate and common failures

67% of SEAT Ibiza MOTs passed first time, below the 72% for all cars at the same ages.

67%passed first time (cars its age: 72%)
1.6mSEAT Ibiza MOTs counted since May 2018
5,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's SEAT Ibizas against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Ibiza	All cars	MOTs
2022	88%	88%	10k
2021	87%	86%	25k
2020	86%	86%	32k
2019	85%	85%	65k
2018	80%	83%	78k
2017	77%	83%	113k
2016	74%	80%	149k
2015	72%	78%	159k
2014	69%	74%	173k
2013	66%	71%	146k
2012	65%	68%	124k
2011	63%	65%	128k
2010	60%	63%	103k
2009	56%	61%	88k
2008	51%	59%	60k
2007	49%	58%	49k
2006	50%	56%	39k
2005	48%	55%	24k
2004	48%	54%	20k
2003	48%	55%	17k
2002	50%	55%	7k

Compare two years of the Ibiza, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 SEAT Ibiza MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.63.5
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively wornOther cars its age: 1.12.8
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.22.6
Windscreen washer gives too little liquidOther cars its age: 1.32.4
Coil spring fractured or brokenOther cars its age: 2.42.3
Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrectOther cars its age: 1.12.0
Shock absorber has a serious fluid leakOther cars its age: 0.82.0
Headlamp not working on dipped beamOther cars its age: 1.51.9

Out of every 100 SEAT Ibiza MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Shock absorber misting oilAdvisory. Other cars its age: 1.85.4
Windscreen washer gives too little liquidFail. Other cars its age: 1.32.4
Shock absorber has a serious fluid leakFail. Other cars its age: 0.82.0
Windscreen washer not workingFail. Other cars its age: 0.71.6
Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirtFail. Other cars its age: 0.61.5
Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirtFail. Other cars its age: 0.21.1

Out of every 100 SEAT Ibiza MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 6,500 at 3 years old, 3,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About SEAT Ibizas in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a SEAT Ibiza's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.