SEAT Leon MOT reliability

SEAT Leons passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 183,714 tests in 2025. 174,667 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

183,714

Still licensed (GB)

174,667

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2022 petrol

2,572 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 26,103 (most between 19,219 and 37,285).

2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 92% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.6%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.9%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.4%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (1.0%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.8%)

2022 hybrid

655 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 26,985 (most between 18,811 and 38,496).

2023: 100% → 2024: 84% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.9%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (0.9%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.8%)

2022 diesel

244 MOTs

Passed first time 84%. Typical mileage 47,999 (most between 34,818 and 63,486).

2024: 89% → 2025: 84%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (3.3%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.2%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.2%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (1.2%)

2022 hybrid electric (clean)

54 MOTs

These figures come from 54 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 85%. Typical mileage 39,770 (most between 28,489 and 55,152).

2024: 87% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.9%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.9%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (1.9%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.9%)

Where 2022 Leons fail

Wheels & tyres

6.2%

Lights & electrics

2.1%

Visibility & wipers

1.6%

Suspension & axles

1.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.6%

Brakes

0.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

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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.