SEAT Leon: reliability by registration year
2003-2022 · 20 registration years · 176,169 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Leon 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 | 3,314 | 88.7% | 90.3% | Tyre condition (front) 29.8% |
| 2021 | 10,653 | 87.2% | 89.1% | Tyre condition (front) 23.5% |
| 2020 | 12,952 | 83.7% | 86.4% | Coil spring (rear) 17.0% |
| about 1 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2020 Leon: Coil spring (rear) (17.0%) · Tyre condition (front) (15.9%) · Tyre tread depth (front) (12.0%) | ||||
| 2019 | 18,377 | 77.5% | 80.8% | Coil spring (rear) 33.6% |
| about 4 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2019 Leon: Coil spring (rear) (33.6%) · Tyre condition (front) (10.9%) · Tyre tread depth (front) (9.2%) | ||||
| 2018 | 20,120 | 78.3% | 81.6% | Coil spring (rear) 24.3% |
| 2017 | 17,384 | 78.3% | 82.1% | Coil spring (rear) 14.2% |
| 2016 | 15,083 | 79.7% | 83.2% | Tyre condition (front) 12.3% |
| 2015 | 16,225 | 78.5% | 82.2% | Tyre condition (front) 10.7% |
| 2014 | 17,542 | 76.4% | 80.7% | Tyre condition (front) 10.6% |
| 2013 | 10,755 | 71.4% | 76.7% | Coil spring (rear) 12.8% |
| 2012 | 7,838 | 65.4% | 71.1% | Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) 10.7% |
| 2011 | 5,583 | 63.0% | 69.1% | Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) 11.5% |
| 2010 | 4,828 | 60.5% | 67.3% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 10.4% |
| 2009 | 3,891 | 59.3% | 65.9% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 13.5% |
| 2008 | 3,533 | 59.8% | 67.6% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 11.3% |
| 2007 | 3,078 | 59.3% | 67.3% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 13.3% |
| 2006 | 1,950 | 55.1% | 63.9% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 18.6% |
| 2005 | 1,198 | 59.8% | 68.8% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 11.6% |
| 2004 | 1,048 | 61.1% | 69.4% | Handbrake efficiency below minimum (roller test) 13.0% |
| 2003 | 817 | 63.0% | 70.9% | |