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

The SEAT Arosa passes its MOT first time 57% of the time, from 1,698 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 57%
- MOT tests analysed: 1,698 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 1,284 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 52 (few mots) | 54% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 479 | 56% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 376 | 57% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 23 (few mots) | 70% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 261 | 55% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 38 (few mots) | 50% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 130 | 61% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 66 (few mots) | 53% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 90 (few mots) | 62% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 66 (few mots) | 59% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 74 (few mots) | 60% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 33% |

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