1,699 tests in 2025
SEAT Taracco reliability and MOT pass rate
89% passed first time. The 11% fail rate is 11.6 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 4 years old with 36,327 miles.
Pass rate
89%
22.6% of all cars failed; 11% of these did.
Fixed on the day
2%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
36,327 mi
4 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 1,699 | 11% |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Taracco fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres84 dangerous44.9%
- Brakes30 dangerous23.5%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems17.6%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.4%
- Visibility12.8%
- Suspension7 dangerous8%
- Body, chassis, structure2.1%
- Identification of the vehicle2.1%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Taracco in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm41 tests
- 2SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault29 tests
- 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords29 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick27 tests
- 5Brake pads: worn down to wear indicator14 tests
- 6Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively14 tests
- 7Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure9 tests
- 8Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn7 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Taracco collects 2.28 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm262 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick195 tests
- 3Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure158 tests
- 4Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt139 tests
- 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened121 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre77 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn59 tests
- 8Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn49 tests
Questions
What is the SEAT Taracco MOT pass rate?
89% of the 1,699 SEAT Taracco first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 11% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a SEAT Taracco usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm", recorded on 41 failed tests, followed by "SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault" and "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords". By section, tyres appears in 44.9% of failures, brakes appears in 23.5% of failures, seat belts and supplementary restraint systems appears in 17.6% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 11%; at 3-5 years it was 11%. The median SEAT Taracco tested in 2025 was 4 years old with 36,327 miles.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Taracco trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other SEAT models
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