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

The SEAT Ibiza passes its MOT first time 66% of the time, from 190,096 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 66%
- MOT tests analysed: 190,096 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Suspension & axles
- Licensed in Great Britain: 203,907 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | Petrol | 19 (very few mots) | 84% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 548 | 88% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 5,297 | 88% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 8,470 | 88% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 8,083 | 86% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 47 (few mots) | 79% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 12,809 | 83% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 248 | 79% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 12,812 | 72% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 139 | 73% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 15,624 | 71% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 82 (few mots) | 55% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 17,686 | 67% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 430 | 65% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 17,187 | 64% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 559 | 59% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 17,964 | 62% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 1,042 | 60% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 13,131 | 60% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 2,721 | 57% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 10,062 | 59% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 2,689 | 59% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 9,994 | 57% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 2,720 | 57% |
| 2011 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 6,997 | 56% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 2,395 | 55% |
| 2010 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 6,683 | 53% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 960 | 54% |
| 2009 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 3,723 | 49% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 728 | 51% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 2,553 | 48% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 450 | 57% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 1,720 | 49% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 319 | 54% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 892 | 49% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 210 | 58% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 771 | 48% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 112 | 66% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 556 | 51% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 83 (few mots) | 54% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 196 | 55% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 24 (few mots) | 58% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 110 | 57% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 9 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 50 (few mots) | 66% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 73 (few mots) | 63% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 54 (few mots) | 65% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 61% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 44% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

---

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