Seat Ibiza MOT data by year

The Seat Ibiza appears in 1,193,097 MOT tests in this dataset across model years 1988–2024. Its most common failure areas are lighting & signalling, suspension and brakes, and its overall pass rate is 78.3%.

1,193,097
MOT tests analysed
78.3%
Pass rate
21.7%
Fail rate
1988–2024
Years covered

By model year

Seat Ibiza MOT results by model year
Year Tests Pass rate Fail rate Most common failure
2003 8,722 69.5% 30.5% Lighting & signalling
2004 11,069 69.6% 30.4% Lighting & signalling
2005 13,792 69.2% 30.8% Lighting & signalling
2006 23,833 70.3% 29.7% Lighting & signalling
2007 32,684 69.8% 30.2% Lighting & signalling
2008 43,242 69.5% 30.4% Lighting & signalling
2009 65,124 71.7% 28.3% Suspension
2014 123,731 78.7% 21.3% Lighting & signalling
2016 113,166 80.5% 19.6% Suspension
2017 95,562 82.4% 17.6% Tyres
2018 74,939 86.3% 13.7% Steering

Most common failures (all years)

Most common MOT failure areas — Seat Ibiza
# Category % of tests affected Tests
1 Lighting & signalling 9.4% 112,378
2 Suspension 9.0% 107,705
3 Brakes 6.9% 82,643
4 Tyres 6.4% 76,854
5 Visibility 5.4% 63,973
6 Body, structure & corrosion 3.3% 39,879
7 Emissions & environmental 2.9% 34,480
8 Steering 2.3% 26,871
Share of tests failing on each category Lighting & signalling 9.4% Suspension 9.0% Brakes 6.9% Tyres 6.4% Visibility 5.4% Body, structure & corrosion 3.3%
Percentage of tests with at least one failure recorded in each category, across all model years.

Methodology & source. Based on 1,193,097 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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