SEAT Marbella MOT reliability

SEAT Marbellas passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 21 tests in 2025. 13 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 21 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

21

Still licensed (GB)

13

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

1992 petrol

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 45,256 (most between 45,246 and 60,122).

2005: 45% → 2006: 42% → 2007: 48% → 2008: 43% → 2009: 47% → 2010: 49% → 2011: 58% → 2012: 45% → 2013: 77% → 2014: 57% → 2015: 71% → 2016: 29% → 2017: 60% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 75% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (33.3%)
Chassis condition: has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (33.3%)
Horn: not working (33.3%)

Where 1992 Marbellas fail

Body, structure & corrosion

33.3%

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

33.3%

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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.