4,981 tests in 2025
SEAT Toledo reliability and MOT pass rate
73.2% passed first time. The 26.8% fail rate is 4.2 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 10 years old with 89,831 miles.
Pass rate
73.2%
22.6% of all cars failed; 26.8% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
89,831 mi
10 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 2 | — |
| 6-9 years | 2,228 | 22.8% |
| 10-13 years | 2,179 | 28% |
| 14+ years | 572 | 37.2% |
What the Toledo 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.
- Suspension51 dangerous48.3%
- Tyres406 dangerous30.2%
- Brakes224 dangerous29.8%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3 dangerous22.4%
- Body, chassis, structure8 dangerous16.4%
- Noise, emissions and leaks2 dangerous12%
- Visibility10%
- Steering1 dangerous5.5%
Is the Toledo getting worse?
The fail rate rose 3.9 points to 26.8% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (5.3 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,419 | 8 | 22.9% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 6,665 | 8 | 24.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 5,299 | 9 | 25.9% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 4,979 | 10 | 26.8% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Toledo at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Toledo in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn265 tests
- 2Coil spring: fractured or broken141 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick123 tests
- 4Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt121 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm109 tests
- 6Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords93 tests
- 7Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction89 tests
- 8Condition: has ply or cords exposed89 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Toledo collects 2.72 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 1.6mm833 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened767 tests
- 3Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak612 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn601 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure486 tests
- 6Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine408 tests
- 7Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick389 tests
- 8Service brake performance: excessively binding177 tests
Questions
What is the SEAT Toledo MOT pass rate?
73.2% of the 4,981 SEAT Toledo first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 26.8% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a SEAT Toledo usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn", recorded on 265 failed tests, followed by "Coil spring: fractured or broken" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, suspension appears in 48.3% of failures, tyres appears in 30.2% of failures, brakes appears in 29.8% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 50%; at 14+ years it was 37.2%. The median SEAT Toledo tested in 2025 was 10 years old with 89,831 miles.
Is the SEAT Toledo getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 3.9 points to 26.8% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (5.3 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
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 Toledo trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 11 safety recalls naming the SEAT Toledo: SEAT Toledo recalls.
Other SEAT models
Checking a particular Toledo?
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