SEAT Ateca: reliability by registration year
2016-2022 · 7 registration years · 49,723 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Ateca 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4,925 | 90.9% | 93.3% | Tyre tread depth (front) 20.0% |
| 2021 | 7,186 | 88.4% | 90.6% | Brake pads (rear) 15.8% |
| about 1 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2021 Ateca: Brake pads (rear) (15.8%) · Tyre tread depth (front) (14.6%) · Headlight aim (14.3%) | ||||
| 2020 | 7,520 | 88.7% | 90.5% | Brake pads (rear) 15.6% |
| 2019 | 10,368 | 88.0% | 89.8% | Tyre tread depth (front) 15.1% |
| 2018 | 8,635 | 86.5% | 88.4% | Brake pads (rear) 15.1% |
| 2017 | 9,252 | 86.3% | 88.9% | Tyre tread depth (front) 14.5% |
| 2016 | 1,837 | 86.1% | 88.9% | |