Seat Arona — reliability by registration year

2017–2023 · 7 registration years · 55,016 first tests

2020 breaks the run — 1.1 pp better than the years either side 2019 breaks the run — 1.7 pp better than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Arona 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. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.

Seat Arona first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2023 734 87.3% 90.1%
2022 6,334 88.7% 90.6% Tyres — Condition (front) 22.6%
2021 11,345 88.4% 90.4% Tyres — Condition (front) 13.8%
2020 10,191 86.9% 88.8% Brake pads (front) 15.1%
1.1 pp better than the years either side What failed 2020 Aronas most often: Brake pads (front) (15.1%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (14.7%) · Brake discs (rear) (7.9%)
2019 14,176 83.3% 85.5% Track rod end (front) 14.8%
1.7 pp better than the years either side What failed 2019 Aronas most often: Track rod end (front) (14.8%) · Tyres — Condition (rear) (14.0%) · Brake pads (front) (12.0%)
2018 11,632 76.3% 78.8% Track rod end (front) 34.1%
2017 604 71.9% 74.0% Track rod end (front) 34.7%

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