SEAT Arona MOT reliability

SEAT Aronas passed their MOT first time 84% of the time across 57,243 tests in 2025. 80,397 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

84%

MOTs analysed

57,243

Still licensed (GB)

80,397

Body type

Suv

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

2021 petrol

11,733 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 28,076 (most between 20,077 and 37,649).

2021: 100% → 2022: 92% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.7%)
Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn (1.2%)
Service brake performance: excessively fluctuating (1.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.8%)

2021 diesel

7 MOTs

These figures come from only 7 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 86%. Typical mileage 53,995 (most between 33,211 and 55,299).

2024: 50% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (14.3%)

2021 electric

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 100%. Typical mileage 33,326 (most between 33,326 and 33,326).

2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2021 Aronas fail

Brakes

4.5%

Wheels & tyres

3.9%

Visibility & wipers

2.0%

Lights & electrics

1.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

1.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.5%

Suspension & axles

0.3%

Steering

0.2%

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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.