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

The SEAT Cordoba passes its MOT first time 58% of the time, from 123 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 58%
- MOT tests analysed: 123 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 77 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 16 (very few mots) | 38% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 20 (few mots) | 65% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 33% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 17 (very few mots) | 65% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 47% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 38% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 8 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

---

Canonical page: https://regflags.co.uk/reliability/seat/cordoba
RegFlags by Steady Circuit Ltd.