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SEAT Leon vs Volkswagen Golf

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

The Volkswagen Golf is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 14.6% of the time, against 21.8% for the SEAT Leon.

SEAT Leon

21.8%

fail at age 7

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

Volkswagen Golf

14.6%

fail at age 7

Rank 46 of 239 · 63k miles at 7 · 676,759 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

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

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%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory20.8%

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory3.3%

A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory3.0%

A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageFail2.5%

A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakenedAdvisory1.6%

Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road usersAdvisory1.4%