Does the Seat Arona fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Seat Arona records 6.07 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.27 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.20, 95% interval −0.34 to −0.07). It ranks 316 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on tyres · check a Seat Arona by registration
What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Seat Arona is “A tyre seriously damaged”, recorded 3,874 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A tyre seriously damaged | 3,874 | 2.91 |
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 1,814 | 1.36 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 1,799 | 1.35 |
| A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative | 205 | 0.15 |
| A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber | 204 | 0.15 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 132,980 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Seat Arona gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
7.3% of Seat Arona MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,319 miles later (17,025 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 17,025 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
Seat Arona 2017 · Seat Arona 2018 · Seat Arona 2019 · Seat Arona 2020 · Seat Arona in Finland · Seat Arona in the Netherlands · Seat Arona by postcode area · Seat Arona body, chassis and structure failures · Seat Arona brakes failures · Seat Arona vehicle identification failures · Seat Arona lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Seat Arona noise, emissions and leaks failures · Seat Arona road wheels failures · Seat Arona seat belts and airbags failures · Seat Arona steering failures · Seat Arona suspension failures · Seat Arona visibility failures