SEAT Altea: reliability by registration year
2006-2014 · 9 registration years · 10,868 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Altea registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 750 | 68.1% | 74.1% | |
| 2013 | 1,342 | 63.2% | 70.2% | Headlight aim 11.3% |
| 2012 | 1,444 | 64.5% | 70.6% | Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) 12.9% |
| 2011 | 1,171 | 60.1% | 66.4% | Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) 11.6% |
| 2010 | 1,127 | 60.2% | 66.5% | |
| 2009 | 1,299 | 53.4% | 61.8% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 15.2% |
| about 4 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2009 Altea: Drive shaft joints and boots (front) (15.2%) · Headlight aim (9.8%) · Coil spring (front) (9.4%) | ||||
| 2008 | 1,435 | 54.1% | 62.9% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 16.7% |
| 2007 | 1,510 | 52.9% | 60.1% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 15.5% |
| 2006 | 790 | 53.9% | 61.9% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 18.4% |