Honda Civic vs SEAT Leon

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

The Honda Civic is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 16.4% of the time, against 21.8% for the SEAT Leon.

Honda Civic

16.4%

fail at age 7

Rank 82 of 239 · 57k miles at 7 · 160,036 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.

Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deterioratedMinor2.9%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory2.6%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory1.8%

A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LEDFail1.6%

A suspension joint dust cover severely deterioratedMinor1.3%

Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road usersAdvisory0.9%

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%