SEAT Taracco MOT reliability

SEAT Taraccos passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 1,860 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

1,860

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

2020 petrol

658 MOTs

Passed first time 84%. Typical mileage 40,843 (most between 31,380 and 51,213).

2022: 85% → 2023: 85% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 84%

Most common failures

SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (3.6%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.9%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (2.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.0%)
Brake pads: worn down to wear indicator (1.5%)

Where 2020 Taraccos fail

Wheels & tyres

6.8%

Brakes

3.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

3.8%

Lights & electrics

1.8%

Visibility & wipers

0.9%

Suspension & axles

0.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.5%

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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.