Seat Ateca
Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 8 years from 65,494 real MOT tests.
Avg Pass Rate
91%
Total Tests
65,494
Best Year
2019 (93%)
Years Covered
8
How reliable is the Seat Ateca?
Seat Ateca by Year
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About the Seat Ateca
The Seat Ateca has been tested 65,494 times in 2024 MOT data across 8 model years (2016 to 2023), with an average pass rate of 91%. That's comfortably above the national average of 82%, making it a reliable choice. Available as diesel and petrol.
Best and Worst Years
The 2019 model is the most reliable with a 93% pass rate from 18,563 tests. The 2023 model has the lowest at 84%. The 9 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.
Reliability Trend
The SEAT ATECA has maintained consistent MOT pass rates across model years, varying by only 1 percentage points.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2016) averages 67,159 miles, while the newest (2023) averages 27,079 miles.
Compared to the Seat brand average of 85%, the Ateca performs 6 points better, making it one of the more reliable options in the Seat range.
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