Ford Focus vs SEAT Leon

Both are family hatchbacks. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The Ford Focus is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 18.3% of the time, against 21.8% for the SEAT Leon.

Ford Focus

18.3%

fail at age 7

Rank 116 of 239 · 60k miles at 7 · 707,036 tests

SEAT Leon

21.8%

fail at age 7

Rank 169 of 239 · 67k miles at 7 · 166,423 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory7.2%

A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory2.6%

A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioningFail1.8%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory1.6%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory1.5%

Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road usersAdvisory1.5%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory31.5%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedFail4.9%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageFail3.4%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory2.7%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory2.5%

Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road usersAdvisory1.6%