SEAT Exeo MOT reliability

SEAT Exeos passed their MOT first time 62% of the time across 4,292 tests in 2025. 3,604 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

62%

MOTs analysed

4,292

Still licensed (GB)

3,604

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.

In detail:

First registered

2010 diesel

1,074 MOTs

Passed first time 62%. Typical mileage 146,181 (most between 120,077 and 176,990).

2011: 100% → 2012: 90% → 2013: 80% → 2014: 81% → 2015: 79% → 2016: 78% → 2017: 73% → 2018: 71% → 2019: 70% → 2020: 68% → 2021: 67% → 2022: 65% → 2023: 63% → 2024: 62% → 2025: 62%

Most common failures

Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (6.8%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (5.8%)
Position lamp: not working (5.1%)
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.4%)

2010 petrol

45 MOTs

These figures come from 45 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 76%. Typical mileage 124,822 (most between 104,503 and 149,050).

2012: 100% → 2013: 84% → 2014: 90% → 2015: 84% → 2016: 76% → 2017: 74% → 2018: 74% → 2019: 71% → 2020: 71% → 2021: 71% → 2022: 71% → 2023: 71% → 2024: 65% → 2025: 76%

Most common failures

Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.4%)
Headlamp aim: too high (4.4%)
Coil spring: fractured or broken (4.4%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (4.4%)

Where 2010 Exeos fail

Lights & electrics

16.1%

Suspension & axles

14.2%

Brakes

10.5%

Wheels & tyres

9.9%

Steering

8.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

7.5%

Visibility & wipers

4.1%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.7%

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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.