SEAT Ibiza: reliability by registration year
2003-2023 · 21 registration years · 181,989 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Ibiza 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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 546 | 88.1% | 91.6% | |
| 2022 | 5,012 | 88.0% | 90.3% | Tyre condition (front) 23.9% |
| 2021 | 8,150 | 87.4% | 89.9% | Tyre condition (front) 21.7% |
| 2020 | 7,811 | 85.5% | 88.3% | Tyre condition (front) 14.1% |
| 2019 | 12,550 | 82.4% | 85.2% | Track rod end (front) 14.6% |
| about 4 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2019 Ibiza: Track rod end (front) (14.6%) · Tyre condition (front) (10.3%) · Tyre tread depth (front) (9.0%) | ||||
| 2018 | 12,375 | 72.1% | 75.9% | Track rod end (front) 33.4% |
| about 4 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2018 Ibiza: Track rod end (front) (33.4%) · Tyre tread depth (front) (7.7%) · Headlight aim (7.5%) | ||||
| 2017 | 15,146 | 70.6% | 74.5% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 18.1% |
| 2016 | 17,437 | 66.2% | 71.1% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 22.8% |
| 2015 | 17,078 | 63.0% | 70.1% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 17.4% |
| 2014 | 18,296 | 61.0% | 68.4% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 15.9% |
| 2013 | 15,174 | 58.5% | 65.7% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 13.8% |
| 2012 | 12,236 | 58.6% | 65.4% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 13.1% |
| 2011 | 12,214 | 56.2% | 63.3% | Suspension arm pins and bushes (front) 15.1% |
| 2010 | 9,010 | 54.9% | 63.0% | Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) 12.4% |
| 2009 | 7,338 | 52.6% | 60.7% | Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) 11.4% |
| 2008 | 4,240 | 48.4% | 58.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 11.9% |
| 2007 | 2,893 | 48.3% | 59.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.1% |
| 2006 | 1,968 | 49.4% | 60.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.6% |
| 2005 | 1,055 | 50.3% | 59.5% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 13.0% |
| 2004 | 848 | 49.3% | 61.0% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 13.3% |
| 2003 | 612 | 50.3% | 61.1% | |