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

The SEAT Exeo passes its MOT first time 62% of the time, from 4,292 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 62%
- MOT tests analysed: 4,292 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 3,604 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | Diesel | 450 | 66% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 846 | 63% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 77% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1,298 | 60% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 73% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 1,074 | 62% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 45 (few mots) | 76% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 542 | 61% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 55% |

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