# SEAT Arona MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The SEAT Arona passes its MOT first time 84% of the time, from 57,243 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 84%
- MOT tests analysed: 57,243 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 80,397 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 745 | 87% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 6,774 | 89% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 11,733 | 89% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 2021 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 10,294 | 87% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 277 | 87% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 12,362 | 84% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 2,347 | 81% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 9,549 | 77% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 2,515 | 73% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 623 | 72% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |

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