Cadillac Seville MOT reliability

Cadillac Sevilles passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 50 tests in 2025. 39 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 50 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

50

Still licensed (GB)

39

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1998 petrol

13 MOTs

These figures come from only 13 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 54%. Typical mileage 84,744 (most between 56,468 and 100,810).

2005: 77% → 2006: 84% → 2007: 73% → 2008: 70% → 2009: 77% → 2010: 79% → 2011: 78% → 2012: 78% → 2013: 76% → 2014: 72% → 2015: 74% → 2016: 66% → 2017: 83% → 2018: 75% → 2019: 60% → 2020: 75% → 2021: 93% → 2022: 72% → 2023: 92% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 54%

Most common failures

Outline marker lamp: not working (7.7%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (7.7%)
Headlamp: lens seriously defective (7.7%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (7.7%)
Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (7.7%)

Where 1998 Sevilles fail

Lights & electrics

15.4%

Suspension & axles

15.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

7.7%

Wheels & tyres

7.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

7.7%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.