Is the Seat Altea reliable?

The Seat Altea has an average MOT pass rate of 74% across 12 years, based on 24,385 tests in 2024. That's 8 points below the national average of 82%. The most reliable year is 2015 with a 83% pass rate.

Which year Seat Altea is best?

The 2015 Seat Altea has the highest MOT pass rate at 83%, while the 2004 model has the lowest at 66%. There's a 17 percentage point spread between the best and worst years.

Seat Altea Running Costs, MOT Pass Rates & Reliability

Seat Altea

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 12 years from 24,385 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

74%

Total Tests

24,385

Best Year

2015 (83%)

Years Covered

How reliable is the Seat Altea?

vs national average-8% (82% avg)

vs Seat brand average-11% (85% avg)

Best to worst year spread17 percentage points

Reliability trendImproving over years

Seat Altea by Year

Year	Pass Rate	Tests	Avg Mileage
2015	83%	719	75,236 mi
2014	81%	1,186	79,876 mi
2013	78%	2,135	90,012 mi
2012	77%	2,577	98,817 mi
2011	75%	2,094	105,969 mi
2010	74%	2,289	112,168 mi
2009	73%	2,630	117,296 mi
2008	71%	3,140	122,300 mi
2007	72%	3,709	124,859 mi
2006	70%	2,255	123,008 mi
2005	68%	1,174	132,148 mi
2004	66%	477	126,960 mi

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About the Seat Altea

The Seat Altea has been tested 24,385 times in 2024 MOT data across 12 model years (2004 to 2015), with an average pass rate of 74%. That's 8 points below the national average of 82%, so check the year-by-year data carefully before buying. Available as diesel.

Best and Worst Years

The 2015 model is the most reliable with a 83% pass rate from 719 tests. The 2004 model has the lowest at 66%. With a 17 point spread, choosing the right year makes a big difference to reliability.

Reliability Trend

Newer SEAT ALTEAs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 8 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (2004) averages 126,960 miles, while the newest (2015) averages 75,236 miles. Older models have covered serious mileage, so suspension and drivetrain wear are worth checking.

Compared to the Seat brand average of 85%, the Altea is 11 points lower, placing it among the less reliable Seat models.

Click any year in the table above to see detailed running costs, individual reliability data, and comparisons with similar cars.